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| Development of a health risk appraisal for the elderly (HRA-E) | | Author(s) | Lester Breslow, John C Beck, Hal Morgenstern |
| Journal title | American Journal of Health Promotion, vol 11, no 5, May/June 1997 |
| Pages | pp 337-343 |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Preventative medicine ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The aim of this project was to develop a health risk appraisal for the elderly (HRA-E) and test its application in both medical and non-medical settings. The HRA-E system consists of a questionnaire and software for computer-generation of personalised reports to participants aged 55 years and older, and their physicians. Items in the questionnaire covered various aspects relevant to health promotion for older people. The aim of the system is to prevent functional decline. A sample of older people were given a questionnaire and an evaluation form. Each person who returned the questionnaire received his or her personal report and a second evaluation form. Four months after receiving the report, respondents were questioned about behaviour changes during the interim. Preliminary findings based on 1,895 respondents indicated that nearly all participants found the questionnaire easy to complete and were pleased with its overall length. Most participants read their reports and many planned to take action, based on report recommendations. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981118201 A |
| Classmark | CC: LK2: 4C: 7T * |
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