What is a good health check? An interview study of health check providers' views and practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health checks identify (risk factors for) disease in people without symptoms. They may be offered by the government through population screenings and by other providers to individual users as 'personal health checks'. Health check providers' perspective of 'good' health checks may further the debate on the ethical evaluation and possible regulation of these personal health checks.

Methods

In 2015, we interviewed twenty Dutch health check providers on criteria for 'good' health checks, and the role these criteria play in their practices.

Results

Providers unanimously formulate a number of minimal criteria: Checks must focus on (risk factors for) treatable/preventable disease; Tests must be reliable and clinically valid; Participation must be informed and vol

SUBMITTER: Stol YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5625608 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature