Abstract
Prevention that includes provisions, mediating factors, and outcomes is presented. Criteria for reasonable provisions of prevention are population impact and proactive recruitment of participants. Population impact in addition to efficacy includes proportions of participating individuals among the target population. In proactive recruitment, prevention experts address the whole target population. Prevention may be provided by generalized measures, i.e., the same input is delivered to all individuals of the target population, and by individualized measures that address populations while using individual information. Mediating factors include attitudes about prevention provisions in the general population. Outcomes of prevention are motivation to change risk behavior, behavior change, and achieved reductions of morbidity and mortality. For routine prevention, measures should be selected that have been revealed by data to provide population impact.
Translated title of the contribution | Provisions, mediating factors, and outcomes in the prevention of tobacco- and alcohol-attributable disease |
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Original language | German |
Journal | Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 7-12 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 1861-6755 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 02.2008 |
Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)