Person-centered prevention and health promotion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12831689 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iona Heath (0000-0003-3200-1465, Royal College of General Practitioners, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | e032-e032 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Integrated Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1568-4156 • E-ISSN: 1568-4156 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5334/ijic.502 |
| PMID | 20228929 |
| OpenAlex | W1898893395 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Since at least the time of Hippocrates in the 5th century AD, doctors have sought to prevent diseases, as well as to offer treatments and cures, and consideration of preventive advice remains an essential element of every medical encounter. In 1979, Stott and Davies listed four possible components of each consultation in primary care [1]. The last of these was opportunistic health promotion, advice made more effective by being directly linked to the content of the preceding consultation. For example, advice to stop smoking is proportionately more powerful when it is linked to an episode of acute bronchitis or a first presentation of angina. In contrast, the blanket application of preventive imperatives poses a grave threat to authentically person-centered medicine
Advice (programming · Alternative medicine · Family medicine · Health promotion · Medical advice · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Primary care · Promotion (chess · Public health · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Nursing
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2017 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |