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Designing A Patient-Centered Personal Health Record To Promote Preventive Care, Alex H. Krist, Eric Peele, Steven H. Woolf, Stephen F. Rothemich, John F. Loomis, Daniel R. Longo, Anton J. Kuzel

Family Medicine and Population Health Publications

Background Evidence-based preventive services offer profound health benefits, yet Americans receive only half of indicated care. A variety of government and specialty society policy initiatives are promoting the adoption of information technologies to engage patients in their care, such as personal health records, but current systems may not utilize the technology's full potential.

Methods Using a previously described model to make information technology more patient-centered, we developed an interactive preventive health record (IPHR) designed to more deeply engage patients in preventive care and health promotion. We recruited 14 primary care practices to promote the IPHR to all adult patients and …

Psychometric Assessment Of Hiv/Sti Sexual Risk Scale Among Msm: A Rasch Model Approach, Jian Li, Hongjie Liu, Hui Liu, Tiejian Feng, Yumao Cai

Family Medicine and Population Health Publications

Background

Little research has assessed the degree of severity and ordering of different types of sexual behaviors for HIV/STI infection in a measurement scale. The purpose of this study was to apply the Rasch model on psychometric assessment of an HIV/STI sexual risk scale among men who have sex with men (MSM).

Methods

A cross-sectional study using respondent driven sampling was conducted among 351 MSM in Shenzhen, China. The Rasch model was used to examine the psychometric properties of an HIV/STI sexual risk scale including nine types of sexual behaviors.

Results

The Rasch analysis of the nine items met the …