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Prevention |
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Primary prevention |
Secondary prevention |
Tertiary prevention |
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Time of intervention |
notable risk
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early stage
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after acute
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Target group |
risk groups |
patients |
individuals in rehabilitation |
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Aims |
to influence behaviour and risk factors |
to identify and influence illness triggers |
to prevent sequelae |
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Intervention
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preventive approach |
corrective
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compensatory approach |
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primary prevention |
secondary prevention, early treatment |
tertiary prevention, rehabilitation |
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According to Schwarz1), prevention (lat.: praevenire - to anticipate) means the prevention of illness and the attempt to carry out targeted activities to avoid, make less probable or delay, harm to one's health.
In German-speaking countries, one differentiates between primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. These distinctions refer to modes of intervention and are mainly defined pursuant to the primary objectives of the respective intervention. These effectively form a phenomenological continuum with regard to how one deals with illness.
Primary prevention encompasses all activities which can be carried out to avoid triggers to potential illness before any biological damage has occurred.
Secondary prevention encompasses all measures used to identify early, symptomless clinical stages of an illness - as well as effective early treatment. Over the last few years, preventing the recurrence of an illness has also been defined as part of secondary prevention.
Effective treatment of a symptomatic illness, with the aim of preventing aggravation or permanent loss of function, lies within the scope of
tertiary prevention.
The objective in terms of health care policy and public interest is to reduce the number of new illnesses (incidence) on the one hand, and to maintain independence and self sufficiency on the other. This means that the health care authorities must increase their investments in preventive measures in order to support affected individuals and to achieve macroeconomic savings.
The Austrian Pressure Ulcer
Prevention Association,
APUPA, actively pursues a
preventive programme through
educational measures,
professional consulting and
the provision of specialist
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SCHWARTZ
F.W. et al. (2003): Das
Public Health Buch.
Gesundheit und
Gesundheitswesen. München,
Jena, Urban und Fischer Verlag |
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© 2008-2012
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