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Concept Analysis of Prevention (Measured by (Surveillance and morbidity…
Concept Analysis of Prevention
Defined as:
Defining Attributes:
In order to be good, it must be useful
There is an outcome linked with the prevention
Prevention requires action
Merriam Webster: to keep from happening or existing
link to thesaurus: avoidance, blockage, halt inhibit, hinderance... etc.
Thesaurus: avoidance, blockage, halt inhibit, hinderance... etc.
Leads to
Absence of the prevented event, e.g. smoke free laws prevented heart attacks.
Influenced by
Risk, education, collaboration, gaps in safety, anticipated changes, planning, access to preventative measures, research, hazard evaluation, surveillance, proactive behavior
Measured by
Surveillance and morbidity and mortality reports
Population benefit
Increase in primary prevention
increase in collaborative prevention
Characterized by
Levels of prevention
Collaborative prevention
Population specific
Model Case
George, a 20 year old lifeguard, trained on the storage and testing of chlorine for the pool, chlorine had run down the pool deck into the pool. George found that the water was not safe, notified the pool manager who closed the pool.
Borderline case
Carl was told that handwashing is a good way to prevent being exposed to germs Carl washes his hands with soap and water in the restroom and before and after he eats. Carl was walking into work one day, a college coughed towards him without covering their mouth. Carl is exposed to the germs anyway.
Related Case
Mattie is a 50 year old woman who had intermittent hip pain for 3 weeks, getting worse. Her insurance coverage ran out at the end of last year after she lost her job. She couldn't afford health insurance. Mattie decided to wait until things got worse since she could afford care at this time.
Contrary case
Mattie, the 50 year old woman from above, waited 8 months until one morning her hip pain was so bad that she couldn’t get out of bed. Mattie was brought to the Emergency Department where an x-ray of her hip showed that she had stage 4 osteosarcoma with a pathological fracture.