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Barriers and enablers of health promotion, prevention and early intervention in primary care
— evidence to inform the Australian national dementia strategy | | Author(s) | Catherine Travers, Melinda Martin-Khan, David Lie |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 28, no 2, June 2009 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing, June 2009 |
| Pages | pp 51-57 |
| Source | http://www.cota.org.au / http://www.blackwellpublishingasia.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Early ; Diagnosis ; Preventative medicine ; National Health Service ; Literature reviews ; Australia. |
| Annotation | A comprehensive literature review was undertaken to: (i) identify and summarise the research evidence regarding barriers and enablers of health promotion, prevention and early intervention (PPEI) in primary care to reduce the risk of chronic disease in the older population; and (ii) use this evidence to make recommendations to inform the Australian national dementia prevention strategy around the translation of evidence-based care into practice. PPEI activities in primary care have the potential to not only reduce the prevalence and impact of a number of chronic diseases, but may also prevent or slow the onset of dementia given the apparent overlap in risk factors. Whilst sizeable gaps exist regarding the most effective ways to promote the adoption of these activities, limited evidence suggests that, to be effective, PPEI activities should be quick and easy to administer, have a sound rationale, and be readily incorporated into existing work processes. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100106203 A |
| Classmark | EA: 4J: LK7: LK2: L4: 64A: 7YA |
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