Prospect of preventive, predictive, personalized and participatory (4P) medicine in China / 公共卫生与预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the progress and prospect of preventive, predictive, personalized and participatory (4P) medicine in China in order to promote the “4P” medicine and provide reference for the government and medical institutions to strengthen health management. Methods An in-depth analysis and review of the “4P” medical service model was conducted through literature review. The prospect of the future development of the “4P” medicine was discussed. Results In recent years, with the advancement of human health concepts and the completion of the genome project, the human healthcare model has been gradually shifting to the “4P” medical service model, namely preventive-predictive-personalized-participatory integrated medicine. It can be seen that modern medical model has been in the process of continuous transformation, which is more human-oriented and emphasizes people’s initiative. Conclusions With the widespread and understanding of the “4P” medicine among healthcare workers, the value of the “4P” medicine in public health and clinical practice has been continuously proven.