Precision health: A nursing perspective

Publication date: Available online 24 December 2019Source: International Journal of Nursing SciencesAuthor(s): Mei R. Fu, Emma Kurnat-Thoma, Angela Starkweather, Wendy A. Henderson, Ann K. Cashion, Janet K. Williams, Maria C. Katapodi, Karin Reuter-Rice, Kathleen T. Hickey, Veronica Barcelona de Mendoza, Kathleen Calzone, Yvette P. Conley, Cindy M. Anderson, Debra E. Lyon, Michael T. Weaver, Pamela K. Shiao, Rose E. Constantino, Shu-Fen Wung, Marilyn J. Hammer, Joachim G. VossAbstractPrecision health refers to personalized healthcare based on a person's unique genetic, genomic, or omic composition within the context of lifestyle, social, economic, cultural and environmental influences to help individuals achieve well-being and optimal health. Precision health utilizes big data sets that combine omics (i.e. genomic sequence, protein, metabolite, and microbiome information) with clinical information and health outcomes to optimize disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention specific to each patient. Successful implementation of precision health requires interprofessional collaboration, community outreach efforts, and coordination of care, a mission that nurses are well-positioned to lead. Despite the surge of interest and attention to precision health, most nurses are not well-versed in precision health or its implications for the nursing profession. Based on a critical analysis of literature and expert opinions, this paper provides an overview of precision health and the impor...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - Category: Nursing Source Type: research