Summary
Objective:
To develop a Web-based Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) system as a tool for health education
based on personal health examination data.
Methods:
A Japanese health examination database was analyzed to develop models for HRA, which
were designed to predict each of ten laboratory values in a year with and without
lifestyle modifications. The HRA models were embedded into a server.
Results:
The Web-based HRA system has been introduced into a Japanese health care association
having 37 branch centers. Following a health examination, an individual health education
program using the Web-based HRA system is provided to a given client at each branch
center or at a client’s office. A measured laboratory value and corresponding predicted
laboratory values in a year with and without lifestyle modifications are displayed
on the screen in forms of both numerical values and graphs. A trained nurse or another
health care provider operates the system and explains the HRA result.
Conclusion:
The Web-based HRA system will be a practical tool for individual health education
following health examination.
Keywords
Health Risk Appraisal - Internet - health education - health examination
