U.S. Army's Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) Survey, Part I, History, Reliability, and Validity

摘要

The U.S. Army offered a health risk appraisal from 1988 to 1998 as part of a comprehensive health promotion program. Although health risk appraisals are typically designed and used solely for educational and diagnostic purposes, and not to gather information for research purposes, the Army's Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) has yielded an enormous database of self-reported information about health habits that is potentially useful for both surveillance and research efforts. This report documents the history of the Army's HRA and establishes its utility as a tool for epidemiologic research.