Lecture 33: Prevention

Question 1

List the 3 levels of prevention

Answer 1

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

Question 2

Explain what primary prevention is

Answer 2

Interventions that attempt to prevent disease from occuring ie reduce the incidence of disease

Question 3

Explain what secondary prevention is

Answer 3

Reduces the impact of disease by shortening its duration, reducing severity or preventing reoccurrence

Question 4

Explain what tertiary prevention is

Answer 4

Reduces the number or impact of complications; improves rehabilitation

Question 5

Which prevention level is an immunisation to prevent measles?

Answer 5

Primary prevention level

Question 6

Which prevention level is cervical cancer screening?

Answer 6

Secondary prevention level

Question 7

Which prevention level is a specialist stroke rehabilitation unit?

Answer 7

Tertiary prevention level

Question 8

What do primary prevention strategies reduce?

Answer 8

Incidence of disease/injury

Question 9

What do secondary prevention strategies reduce?

Answer 9

Impact of disease/injury

Question 10

What do tertiary prevention strategies reduce and improve?

Answer 10

Complications and improves rehabilitation

Question 11

What are the 2 strategies for primary prevention?

Answer 11

High risk (individual) strategy
Population (mass) strategy

Question 12

Explain the concept of “Prevention paradox”

Answer 12

A preventative measure that brings large benefit to the community may offer little to each participating individual