Assessing Patient Interest in Individualized Preventive Care Recommendations.

ABSTRACT: Background. Few Americans obtain all 41 guideline-recommended preventive services for nonpregnant adults. We assessed patient interest in prioritizing their preventive care needs. Methods. We conducted a mixed-methods study, with 4 focus groups (N = 28) at a single institution and a nationwide survey (N = 2,103). Participants were middle-aged and older adults with preventive care needs. We obtained reactions to written materials describing the magnitude of benefit from major preventive services, including both absolute and relative benefits. Recommendations were individualized for patient risk factors ("individualized preventive care recommendations"). Focus groups assessed patient interest, how patients would want to discuss individualized recommendations with

SUBMITTER: Taksler GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6540511 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature