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Feasibility and yield of a self-administered questionnaire for health risk appraisal in older people in three European countries
Author(s)Andreas E Stuck, P Elkuch, U Dapp
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 31, no 6, November 2002
Pagespp 463-467
KeywordsAt risk ; Health [elderly] ; Preventative medicine ; Questionnaires ; Evaluation ; United Kingdom ; Switzerland ; Germany.
AnnotationHealth risk appraisal combined with reinforcement of recommendations has been shown to reduce risk factors for functional decline in older people. This article describes an updated and regionally adapted version of a multidimensional health risk appraisal instrument consisting of self-administered questionnaire and computer generated reports for older people and the general practitioners (GPs). Acceptance of this instrument was high among older people, and it identified a high number of potentially modifiable risk factors for functional status decline. The effects of this approach are being evaluated in an ongoing multi-site randomised controlled study (PRO-AGE) in Hamburg, London and Switzerland. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-021216242 A
ClassmarkCA3: CC: LK2: 3DA: 4C: 8: 76C: 767

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