Naslov
The Program of preventive health measures for the elderly in Primary, secondary and tertiary health care

Autori
Tomek-Roksandić, Spomenka ; Perko, Goran ; Radašević, Hrvoje ; Mihok, Diana ; Čulig, Josip.

Izvornik
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift (0043-5341) 154 (2004), Suppl 115; 54-55

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
preventive health measures; elderly

Sažetak
Objective: The implementation of the Program of Preventive Health Measures in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Health Care of the elderly will enable us to define the degree of functional disability in both geriatric patients and in elderly people with minor health difficulties (Figure A). Material and method: The current scientific studies have confirmed that the old age and disease are not synonymous terms and therefore preventive health activities aimed at preventing disease in older individuals are of top priority in public health issues. The emphasis is on expert methodological application of highly differentiated program of preventive health measures in primary, secondary and tertiary health care of the elderly. Results: The implementation of primary prevention contributes to preventing pathological aging in middle age by preserving functional capacity and by preventing the most frequent health disorder in the elderly, namely the atherosclerotic process. In this way the increase in mortality and morbidity rates from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in early old age is reduced, as has been confirmed by European and Croatian gerontological studies. The implementation of secondary prevention in health care of the elderly people results in timely diagnosis of disease which can stop its further development and help in its treatment, nursing care and rehabilitation. Tertiary prevention includes different health procedures that prevent physical and mental decline in a diseased old individual and develops the remaining functional capacity. Conclusion: The implementation of primary, secondary and tertiary health care preventive measures for the elderly as part of obligatory Program of Fundamental Preventive Health Care Measures for the Elderly makes it possible to avert the majority of multimorbidity issues and functional disability in individuals of early, middle and late old age.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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