RT Book, Section
A1 Kane, Robert L.
A1 Ouslander, Joseph G.
A1 Resnick, Barbara
A1 Malone, Michael L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1149536034
T1 Prevention
T2 Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259860515
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1149536034
RD 2024/09/08
AB Today’s  older  adults  are  increasingly  interested  in  promoting  healthy  aging.  The  terms  health  promotion  and  prevention  are  used  almost  interchangeably.  Prevention  runs  a  gamut.  For  the  most  part,  we  think  of  prevention  in  terms  of  warding  off  disease  or  delaying  its  onset,  but  prevention  can  also  involve  simply  avoiding  bad  events  or  complications  of  care.  As  noted  in  Chapter  4,  in  the  context  of  chronic  disease  management,  proactive  primary  care  represents  a  form  of  prevention  (tertiary  prevention,  as  defined  later).  Prevention  is  typically  targeted  at  specific  diseases  or  conditions,  but  among  older  adults  prevention  of  syndromes  such  as  falls,  dizziness,  and  functional  decline  are  more  important.  Moreover,  some  preventive  efforts,  like  stopping  smoking  and  exercising,  can  affect  many  diseases.