Abstract
BackgroundHealth risk assessment tools compute an individual’s risk of developing a disease. Routine use of such tools by primary care physicians (PCPs) is potentially useful in chronic disease prevention. We...
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Health risk assessment tools compute an individual’s risk of developing a disease
Using predictive models based on epidemiological data, health risk assessment tools compute risk of developing a disease, and the resulting risk estimate is conveyed in numerical, text or visual formats.[3,4]
We found that participants in our sample perform risk assessments often, and are familiar with some risk assessment tools including computer-based programs
Summary
Health risk assessment tools compute an individual’s risk of developing a disease Routine use of such tools by primary care physicians (PCPs) is potentially useful in chronic disease prevention. A major component of primary care practice is the identification and counselling of individuals at increased risk of chronic disease.[1] Assessing and monitoring risk may be facilitated by various strategies including use of health risk assessment tools.[2] Using predictive models based on epidemiological data, health risk assessment tools compute risk of developing a disease, and the resulting risk estimate is conveyed in numerical, text or visual formats.[3,4] These estimates are used in a wide variety of contexts and for purposes including behaviour counselling,[5,6] screening for health issues[7,8,9] and decision making.[10,11] The advantage of using these tools is that the computed risk information is individualised with a patient’s own risk factors, thereby making such information more meaningful. To leverage patient health information available in the medical record, some electronic medical record (EMR) systems have begun to incorporate risk assessment tools either within the EMR or link to external websites with risk assessment tools.[12,13,14]
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