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Question

Break down the following patient factors and identify which are primarily controllable (by individual or policy action) versus primarily less-controllable: 1) family history of early heart disease, 2) daily smoking, 3) lack of nearby primary care clinic, 4) two rare genetic conditions. Which option correctly groups controllable and less-controllable factors?

Accepted Answer

Controllable: daily smoking, lack of nearby primary care clinic (through policy or system changes); Less-controllable: family history of early heart disease, two rare genetic conditions.

Answer

Controllable: family history and lack of clinic since family health history can be rewritten by counseling and clinics can be created overnight by individuals; Less-controllable: daily smoking and genetic conditions because behaviors are fixed and cannot be modified with interventions.

Answer

Controllable: family history of early heart disease and two rare genetic conditions because medical technology can entirely remove genetic risk; Less-controllable: daily smoking and lack of nearby clinic because behaviors and systems never change.

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Controllable: only daily smoking because the individual can change that behavior; Less-controllable: family history, lack of clinic, and genetic conditions because systems and genetics are immutable for individuals.