Aspects of Preventive Health Care for Older Persons

Preventive health care for older persons is considered in terms of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and examples of relevant services are provided both from Canada and from other countries. Three areas of concern are identified, namely communication, quality assurance and funding. It is su...

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Published in:Canadian journal of public health 1992-07, Vol.83 (4), p.303-305
Main Authors: Forbes, W.F., MacLean, M.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Canada
Community Health Nursing
Disabilities
Funding
Health care
Health Services for the Aged
Human experimentation
Humans
Medications
Nutrition
Older adults
Preventive Health Services - economics
Preventive medicine
Primary Prevention
Public health
Quality assurance
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Self help devices
Senior citizens
Tertiary prevention
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Summary:Preventive health care for older persons is considered in terms of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and examples of relevant services are provided both from Canada and from other countries. Three areas of concern are identified, namely communication, quality assurance and funding. It is suggested that various approaches used in other countries, such as Home Visitor Programs, be examined and more generally that comparisons with health care services in other countries be carried out, particularly with respect to evaluations and possible economic steering effects. Dans cet article, on examine les soins de prévention pour les personnes âgées du point de vue de la prévention primaire, secondaire et tertiaire et on y donne des exemples de services pertinents tant au Canada que dans d'autres pays. On identifie trois secteurs de préoccupation, à savoir la communication, l'assurance de qualité et le financement. On suggère d'étudier diverses démarches utilisées dans d'autres pays comme le programme de visites à domicile et plus généralement que l'on entreprenne davantage de comparaisons avec les services de santé d'autres pays, particulièrement en ce qui a trait à l'évaluation et aux effets économiques possibles.
ISSN:0008-4263
1920-7476