Method and system for health assessment and monitoring
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1. A method of assessing the health status of a patient, comprising the steps of:
- generating a customized test having a plurality of questions for said patient in accordance with a health domain to be assessed;
administering said test by providing one question at a time to said patient; and
after each question, evaluating answers provided by said patient to administered questions to estimate a score and a confidence level in the accuracy of said estimated score and dynamically modifying said test if said estimated confidence level is outside a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an assessment technique which is conveniently practiced on a computer or over a network. The assessment technique is particularly useful in assessment of health related factors. The invention also relates to a general purpose programmable computer which is provided with instructions for operating according to the assessment technique.
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1. A method of assessing the health status of a patient, comprising the steps of:
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generating a customized test having a plurality of questions for said patient in accordance with a health domain to be assessed;
administering said test by providing one question at a time to said patient; and
after each question, evaluating answers provided by said patient to administered questions to estimate a score and a confidence level in the accuracy of said estimated score and dynamically modifying said test if said estimated confidence level is outside a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40)
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18. A computer based system for assessing the health status of a patient, comprising:
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a test module for generating a customized test having a plurality of questions for a patient in accordance with a health domain to be assessed;
an administration module for administering said test by providing one question at a time to said patient; and
an evaluation module for evaluating, after each question, answers provided by said patient to administered questions to estimate a score and a confidence level in the accuracy of said estimated score; and
wherein said evaluation module is operable to dynamically modify said test if said estimated confidence level is outside a pre-determined threshold.
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35. A method of dynamically administering a test to assess a domain, comprising the steps of:
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generating a customized test having a plurality of questions for a respondent in said domain;
administering said test by providing one question at a time to said respondent; and
after each question, evaluating answers provided by said respondent to administered questions to estimate a score and a confidence level in the accuracy of said estimated score and dynamically modifying said test if said estimated confidence level is outside a pre-determined threshold.
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39. A computer readable media for controlling a computer to perform the steps of:
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generating a customized test having a plurality of questions for said patient in accordance with a health domain to be assessed;
administering said test by providing one question at a time to said patient; and
after each question, evaluating answers provided by said patient to administered questions to estimate a score and a confidence level in the accuracy of said estimated score and dynamically modifying said test if said estimated confidence level is within a pre-determined threshold.
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