The Pra™ is a screening instrument used to identify members of older populations who are at high risk for using health services heavily in the future. The Pra™ consists of - an 8-item questionnaire
- a scoring formula
- instructions for using the questionnaire and the formula
The PraPlus™ is a screening instrument used to identify members of older populations who are at high risk for using health services heavily in the future and to begin the process of evaluating their needs. The PraPlus™ consists of - a 17-item questionnaire (the eight questions of the Pra™, plus nine additional questions about medical conditions, functional ability, living circumstances, nutrition and depression)
- the Pra™ scoring formula
- instructions for using the questionnaire and the formula.
The Pra™ and the PraPlus™ are protected by copyright. Any use of these instruments must be licensed. Many organizations use the Pra™ or the PraPlus™ to screen older populations to identify individuals who are at risk for using health services heavily in the future. They then offer special forms of health care, such as case management, comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) or geriatric evaluation and management (GEM) to these at-risk individuals. The Pra™ and PraPlus™ instruments were developed by faculty at the University of Minnesota. Their copyrights and trademarks are owned by the University of Minnesota. The principal developer of these instruments is now a professor and researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. JHU has licensed exclusive rights from the University of Minnesota to sublicense the Pra and PraPlus instruments to others. For additional information, please call (410) 955-6546 or send us an email at LipitzCenter@jhsph.edu. We look forward to hearing from you.
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