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Data science methods, such as rule-based algorithms and text mining, have potential to improve palliative care by facilitating analysis of electronic healthcare records. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a rule-based algorithm for identifying cancer patients who may benefit from palliative care based on the Thai version of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators for a Low-Income Setting (SPICT-LIS) criteria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The medical records of 14,363 cancer patients aged 18 years and older, diagnosed between 2016 and 2020 at Songklanagarind Hospital, were analyzed. Two rule-based algorithms, strict and relaxed, were designed to identify key SPICT-LIS indicators in the electronic medical records using tokenization and sentiment analysis. The inter-rater reliability between these two algorithms and palliative care physicians was assessed using percentage agreement and Cohen\u2019s kappa coefficient. Additionally, factors associated with patients might be given palliative care as they will benefit from it were examined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The strict rule-based algorithm demonstrated a high degree of accuracy, with 95% agreement and Cohen\u2019s kappa coefficient of 0.83. In contrast, the relaxed rule-based algorithm demonstrated a lower agreement (71% agreement and Cohen\u2019s kappa of 0.16). Advanced-stage cancer with symptoms such as pain, dyspnea, edema, delirium, xerostomia, and anorexia were identified as significant predictors of potentially benefiting from palliative care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The integration of rule-based algorithms with electronic medical records offers a promising method for enhancing the timely and accurate identification of patients with cancer might benefit from palliative care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12904-024-01419-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,31]],"date-time":"2024-03-31T22:08:41Z","timestamp":1711922921000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Identifying cancer patients who received palliative care using the SPICT-LIS in medical records: a rule-based algorithm and text-mining technique"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Pawita","family":"Limsomwong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thammasin","family":"Ingviya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Orapan","family":"Fumaneeshoat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"1419_CR1","unstructured":"Cancer today. http:\/\/gco.iarc.fr\/today\/home. 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