One advantage of health-risk appraisal instruments is that:
1. They are suitable for all age-groups.
2. They accurately reflect an individual's ability to initiate changes in lifestyle.
3. They provide support to nurses in counseling and educating individuals in self-care behaviors.
4. They emphasize environmental factors.
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Health-risk appraisal instruments provide support to nurses in counseling and educating individ-uals in self-care behaviors.
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