Computerized clinical questionnaire with dynamically presented questions
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for obtaining clinical data, comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of medical questions and at least one question linking condition from a database;
presenting at least one of said medical questions to a user;
receiving response data from said user; and
in dependence on said response data and said question linking condition, determining which additional of said medical questions to present to said user.
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Abstract
A clinical questionnaire system and method presents medical questions to a subject and determines additional questions to present based on the subject'"'"'s response to previous questions. Positive responses to primary questions trigger presentation of secondary and lower-level questions requesting more specific information from the subject. Deeper-level questions follow a medical pathway correlated with a known medical condition and can prompt presentation of clinical warnings. Because the questionnaire is patient-centered, it is free from the medical bias inherent in a physician'"'"'s administration of a questionnaire and orientation as to what constitutes true disease. By only presenting relevant questions, the questionnaire decreases the time burden on the subject. Longitudinal clinical data collected can be used for patient-oriented data analysis or, in combination with bioanalytical data, for biological marker discovery.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for obtaining clinical data, comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of medical questions and at least one question linking condition from a database;
presenting at least one of said medical questions to a user;
receiving response data from said user; and
in dependence on said response data and said question linking condition, determining which additional of said medical questions to present to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28)
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24. A computer-implemented method for obtaining clinical data, comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of forms and at least one form linking condition from a database, each form comprising at least one medical question;
presenting one of said forms to a user;
receiving response data from said user; and
in dependence on said response data and said form linking condition, determining a second form to present to said user.
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25. A computer-implemented method for obtaining clinical data, comprising:
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obtaining a first form comprising at least one medical question from a database;
presenting said first form to a user;
receiving response data from said user;
obtaining a second form comprising a plurality of potential medical questions and at least one question assembly condition from said database; and
in dependence on said response data and said question assembly condition, selecting included questions from among said plurality of potential medical questions for inclusion in said second form.
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29. A program storage device accessible by a processor, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said processor to perform method steps for obtaining clinical data, said method steps comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of medical questions and at least one question linking condition from a database;
presenting at least one of said medical questions to a user;
receiving response data from said user; and
in dependence on said response data and said question linking condition, determining which additional of said medical questions to present to said user.
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30. A clinical questionnaire system comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of questionnaire objects comprising clinical questions and question presentation conditions;
a web server in communication with said database; and
a web browser in communication with said web server, said web browser for presenting selected ones of said clinical questions to a user and receiving response data, wherein said selected clinical questions are selected in dependence on said question presentation conditions and on said response data.
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