prognostisk

Prognostisk is an adjective used in several Scandinavian languages to describe matters related to prognosis—the forecast of the likely course and outcome of a disease or condition. The term is derived from prognosis, which has roots in Latin and Greek and means foreknowledge of the future.

In medical contexts, prognostisk refers to factors, tests, or models that help predict the future course of a patient’s illness. Prognostiska faktorer (prognostic factors) are variables associated with the overall outcome, such as survival, independent of treatment. By contrast, predictive factors indicate how likely a patient is to benefit from a particular therapy. Prognostiska modeller or scoring systems combine multiple factors to estimate risk or survival probabilities for a patient group or individual.

Outside medicine, the term can appear in discussions of risk assessment or forecasting in related fields, though it is most common in healthcare contexts. The noun form prognosis denotes the forecast itself, while prognostisk describes the relation to that forecast. Prognostication or prognosis-related work may include statistical methods like survival analysis, risk stratification, and counseling about likely outcomes. Overall, prognostisk signals a focus on predicting how a condition will progress and what outcomes are to be expected.