Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe

Objective To develop and validate a novel, microsimulation model that accounts for the prevalence and incidence of age-associated dementias (AAD), disease progression and associated mortality.Design, data sources and outcome measures We developed the AAD policy (AgeD-Pol) model, a microsimulation mo...

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Main Authors: Anand Viswanathan, Lee H Schwamm, Krishna P Reddy, Emily P Hyle, Fatma M Shebl, Kenneth A Freedberg, Julia H A Foote, Yiqi Qian, Shibani S Mukerji, Nattanicha Wattananimitgul, Ankur Pandya
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-07-01
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author Anand Viswanathan
Lee H Schwamm
Krishna P Reddy
Emily P Hyle
Fatma M Shebl
Kenneth A Freedberg
Julia H A Foote
Yiqi Qian
Shibani S Mukerji
Nattanicha Wattananimitgul
Ankur Pandya
author_facet Anand Viswanathan
Lee H Schwamm
Krishna P Reddy
Emily P Hyle
Fatma M Shebl
Kenneth A Freedberg
Julia H A Foote
Yiqi Qian
Shibani S Mukerji
Nattanicha Wattananimitgul
Ankur Pandya
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description Objective To develop and validate a novel, microsimulation model that accounts for the prevalence and incidence of age-associated dementias (AAD), disease progression and associated mortality.Design, data sources and outcome measures We developed the AAD policy (AgeD-Pol) model, a microsimulation model to simulate the natural history, morbidity and mortality associated with AAD. We populated the model with age-stratified and sex-stratified data on AAD prevalence, AAD incidence and mortality among people with AAD. We first performed internal validation using data from the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) cohort study. We then performed external validation of the model using data from the Framingham Heart Study, the Rotterdam Study and Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC). We compared model-projected AAD cumulative incidence and mortality with published cohort data using mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and root-mean-square error (RMSE).Results In internal validation, the AgeD-Pol model provided a good fit to the ACT cohort for cumulative AAD incidence, 10.4% (MAPE, 0.2%) and survival, 66.5% (MAPE, 8.8%), after 16 years of follow-up among those initially aged 65–69 years. In the external validations, the model-projected lifetime cumulative incidence of AAD was 30.5%–32.4% (females) and 16.7%–23.0% (males), using data from the Framingham and Rotterdam cohorts, and AAD cumulative incidence was 21.5% over 14 years using KPNC data. Model projections demonstrated a good fit to all three cohorts (MAPE, 0.9%–9.0%). Similarly, model-projected survival provided good fit to the Rotterdam (RMSE, 1.9–3.6 among those with and without AAD) and KPNC cohorts (RMSE, 7.6–18.0 among those with AAD).Conclusions The AgeD-Pol model performed well when validated to published data for AAD cumulative incidence and mortality and provides a useful tool to project the AAD disease burden for health systems planning in the USA.
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spelling doaj-art-694e03f302f84973a2c0f0331ea3ac962025-01-31T09:40:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-07-0112710.1136/bmjopen-2021-056546Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and EuropeAnand Viswanathan0Lee H Schwamm1Krishna P Reddy2Emily P Hyle3Fatma M Shebl4Kenneth A Freedberg5Julia H A Foote6Yiqi Qian7Shibani S Mukerji8Nattanicha Wattananimitgul9Ankur Pandya10Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USADepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA5 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAHarvard University Center for AIDS Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USAMedical Practice Evaluation Center, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USAHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USAObjective To develop and validate a novel, microsimulation model that accounts for the prevalence and incidence of age-associated dementias (AAD), disease progression and associated mortality.Design, data sources and outcome measures We developed the AAD policy (AgeD-Pol) model, a microsimulation model to simulate the natural history, morbidity and mortality associated with AAD. We populated the model with age-stratified and sex-stratified data on AAD prevalence, AAD incidence and mortality among people with AAD. We first performed internal validation using data from the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) cohort study. We then performed external validation of the model using data from the Framingham Heart Study, the Rotterdam Study and Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC). We compared model-projected AAD cumulative incidence and mortality with published cohort data using mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and root-mean-square error (RMSE).Results In internal validation, the AgeD-Pol model provided a good fit to the ACT cohort for cumulative AAD incidence, 10.4% (MAPE, 0.2%) and survival, 66.5% (MAPE, 8.8%), after 16 years of follow-up among those initially aged 65–69 years. In the external validations, the model-projected lifetime cumulative incidence of AAD was 30.5%–32.4% (females) and 16.7%–23.0% (males), using data from the Framingham and Rotterdam cohorts, and AAD cumulative incidence was 21.5% over 14 years using KPNC data. Model projections demonstrated a good fit to all three cohorts (MAPE, 0.9%–9.0%). Similarly, model-projected survival provided good fit to the Rotterdam (RMSE, 1.9–3.6 among those with and without AAD) and KPNC cohorts (RMSE, 7.6–18.0 among those with AAD).Conclusions The AgeD-Pol model performed well when validated to published data for AAD cumulative incidence and mortality and provides a useful tool to project the AAD disease burden for health systems planning in the USA.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e056546.full
spellingShingle Anand Viswanathan
Lee H Schwamm
Krishna P Reddy
Emily P Hyle
Fatma M Shebl
Kenneth A Freedberg
Julia H A Foote
Yiqi Qian
Shibani S Mukerji
Nattanicha Wattananimitgul
Ankur Pandya
Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe
BMJ Open
title Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe
title_full Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe
title_fullStr Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe
title_full_unstemmed Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe
title_short Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe
title_sort development and validation of the age associated dementia policy aged pol computer simulation model in the usa and europe
url https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e056546.full
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