Human Health Assessment Instrument

A Human Health Assessment Instrument is an health assessment tool that can be used in a medical task.

• AKA: Health Evaluation Tool, Medical Assessment Instrument.
• Context:
  • It can (often) be used by healthcare professionals to make diagnoses, plan treatments, and monitor the progress of patients.
  • It can include questionnaires, surveys, scales, physical devices, and laboratory tests.
  • It can range from being a Self-Performed Health Assessment Instrument to being a Expert-Performed Health Assessment Instrument.
  • It can range from being a Physical Health Assessment Instrument to being a Behavioral Health Assessment Instrument.
  • It can range from being a Perception-based Health Assessment Instrument to being a Mechanical Health Assessment Instrument.
  • It can range from being an Effective Health Assessment Instrument to being an Ineffective Health Assessment Instrument for making informed healthcare decisions.
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• Example(s):
  • Physical Health Assessment Instruments, such as:
    • Blood Pressure Instrument - A device used to measure blood pressure, an important indicator of cardiovascular health.
    • Hemoglobin A1c Test - A laboratory test used to monitor blood sugar levels in diabetic patients over time.
    • BMI Calculator - A tool used to calculate body mass index, which helps evaluate whether a person has a healthy body weight.
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  • Behavioral Health Assessment Instruments, such as:
    • PHQ-9 - A self-administered questionnaire used to screen for depression.
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  • Perception-based Health Assessment Instruments, such as:
    • Pain Scale - A tool for assessing the severity of pain experienced by a patient based on their perception.
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  • Data-driven Health Assessment Instruments, such as:
    • Glasgow Coma Scale - A scale used to objectively assess the level of consciousness in patients with head injuries based on observable signs.
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  • a Clinical Outcome Assessment Instrument.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • A Therapeutic Intervention, such as a prescription medication.
  • A Medical Tool Lesson.
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• See: Clinical Scale, Medical Scale, Medical Scoring System, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, ACHA-National College Health Assessment (NCHA).

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References

2017

• (Bakker-van Gijssel et al., 2017) ⇒ EJ Bakker-van Gijssel, P Lucassen… (2017). “Health assessment instruments for people with intellectual disabilities—A systematic review". Research in Developmental Disabilities, Elsevier.
  • QUOTE: … care professionals to reveal the health needs of people with ID. In this study, the quality of the health assessment instruments … We found 20 health assessment instruments. None of the …

2017

• (Edens & Boccaccini, 2017) ⇒ JF Edens, MT Boccaccini (2017). “Forensic mental health assessment “out of the lab” and into “the real world”: Introduction to the special issue on the field utility of forensic assessment instruments and …". Psychological Assessment, American Psychological Association.
  • QUOTE: … field reliability and validity of forensic assessment instruments and procedures, we address … as the discipline of forensic mental health assessment attempts to improve the quality of the …

2016

• (Pedreira et al., 2016) ⇒ RBS Pedreira, SV Rocha, CA Santos… (2016). “Content validity of the geriatric health assessment instrument". Einstein (São Paulo), SciELO Brasil.
  • QUOTE: … proposed Geriatric Health Assessment Instrument contains … Therefore, the instrument can be applied in geriatric health … geriatric health understanding and appropriate healthcare …

2012

• (Urbanoski et al., 2012) ⇒ KA Urbanoski, BH Mulsant, P Willett… (2012). “Real-world evaluation of the Resident Assessment Instrument-Mental Health assessment system". The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, SAGE Publications.
  • QUOTE: … the platform for client assessment in Ontario’s adult inpatient mental health sector. The RAI-MH is … suite of assessment instruments: a 12-country study of an integrated health information …

2009

• (Martin et al., 2009) ⇒ L Martin, JP Hirdes, JN Morris… (2009). “Validating the mental health assessment protocols (MHAPs) in the resident assessment instrument mental health (RAI‐MH)". Journal of Gerontological Nursing and Mental Health Services, Wiley Online Library.
  • QUOTE: … instrument for Community Mental Health (interRAI CMH), this study also examined the triggering rates of all MHAPs among persons receiving community-based mental health services. …

2007

• (Smith et al., 2007) ⇒ TC Smith, B Smith, IG Jacobson, TE Corbeil… (2007). “Reliability of standard health assessment instruments in a large, population-based cohort study". Annals of Epidemiology, Elsevier.
  • QUOTE: … Continued reliability assessments, such as those reported herein, will help to establish the utility of the many health and exposure assessment instruments included in the questionnaire. …

2000

• (Hirdes et al., 2000) ⇒ JP Hirdes, M Marhaba, TF Smith, L Clyburn, L Mitchell… (2000). “Development of the resident assessment instrument–mental health (RAI-MH)". Hospital Quarterly, researchgate.net.
  • QUOTE: … In our experience, the process of conducting the assessment and MHAPs (Mental Health Assessment Protocols) triggered by the instrument, assist in greater depth of understanding of …

1997

• (Fries et al., 1997) ⇒ BE Fries, C Hawes, JN Morris… (1997). “Effect of the National Resident Assessment Instrument on selected health conditions and problems". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Wiley Online Library.
  • QUOTE: … system to assess residents. In this article we consider the effect of the implementation of the National Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 1 on specific residents' health and medical …

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