Secondary prevention describes - ANSWERearly detection and prompt treatment of
a disease or condition to achieve an early cure, if possible, or to slow progression,
prevent complications, and limit disability.
the natural history of disease is best described as - ANSWERa matrix used by
epidemiologists and health services planners that places everything known about a
particular disease or condition in the sequence of its origin and progression when
untreated.
in the natural history of a disease, the pre-pathogenesis period refers to -
ANSWERbehavioral, genetic, environmental, and other factors that may contribute to
an individual's likelihood of contracting a disease.
of the levels of prevention associated with the natural history of disease, primary
prevention refers to - ANSWERhealth education and specific protections such as
immunizations
The ACA will provide new access to health care for millions of Americans. However,
health services researchers caution about overstating the link between insurance
and health. The basis for their caution is - ANSWERimprovements in population
health will require merging public health concepts into personal medical care
approaches
tertiary prevention describesq - ANSWERrehabilitation and maximizing remaining
functional capacity when a disease or condition has occurred with residual damage
to physical functionality.
one reason why employers are a major stakeholder group in the healthcare industry
is - ANSWERtheir payment of a high proportion of healthcare costs
In the past, patient behaviors were formed from the authoritarian positions of better-
educated providers who expected patients to be compliant and grateful. Today,
healthcare providers and consumers - ANSWERincreasingly engage in "shared
decision-making"
Historically, an insurance system that rarely paid for disease prevention efforts
encouraged the U.S. treatment-oriented rather than prevention-oriented healthcare
philosophy. - ANSWERtrue
One of the greatest advantages of U.S. high-technology healthcare systems is the
ability of physicians and patients to benefit from referrals to a broad range of highly
specialized clinical, laboratory, rehabilitation, and other services. - ANSWERtrue