An Innovative Population Health Tool for Overall Health Status Assessment: Prospective Observational Study
In conclusion, the Health Index potentially enables early detection and management of NCD risk factors to mitigate the high cost of advanced disease and complications. In the future, we aim to retrospectively and prospectively validate the Health Index through several statistical analyses.
Authors
- Ronald Wihal Oei
- Norhayati Kassim
- Ryutaro Oikawa
- Jane Tey
- Pijika Watcharapichat
- Si Yee Chan
- Joshua Lam
- Bibina Tuty Umaira Hj Abd Hamid
- Pg Dr Noor Azmi Mohammad
- Norzawani Ishak
Institutions
- Universiti Brunei Darussalam (BN)
- Ministry of Health (BN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/74101
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00