Answer for NRS 429 Compare and contrast the three different levels of health promotion (primary, secondary, tertiary) Re: Topic 3 DQ 2
Throughout the stages of disease development, there is a need for clinicians to develop effective strategies to help in addressing these developmental stages to prevent the diseases from progressing to more advanced stages. This is essential in helping to reverse ill patients to an optimal level of wellness ensuring that they enjoy a good quality of life. To help in achieving this, three levels of health promotion have been developed targeting the various stages of disease development thereby helping to meet the healthcare needs of patients at these stages. The first level of health promotion is the primary level, which focuses on disease prevention strategies such as healthy eating (Kisling & Das, 2020). During the primary level of health promotion, clinicians are obligated to assess their patients for the risk factors that may contribute to the development of a particular disease and help these patients to develop strategies for addressing these factors to prevent the development of the identified disease. The next level of health promotion is the secondary level. The secondary level of health promotion follows the development of a particular disease and therefore focuses on helping clinicians in the early diagnosis and treatment of the disease to improve the quality of life of the affected patients.
The final level of health promotion is the tertiary level (Kisling & Das, 2020). During this level of health promotion, clinicians focus on linking their patients with rehabilitative services such as physical therapy to help reduce the effects of a particular disease and restore the patients to optimal levels of functioning. Notably, these levels of health promotion and disease prevention are essential in determining the educational needs of the patients (Wittink & Oosterhaven). As aforementioned, these levels target the various stages of disease development and therefore group patients into three categories to include those at risk of developing a disease, those in need of diagnostic screening and treatment, and those in need of rehabilitative services. Through these groupings, clinicians can understand the educational needs of their patients and develop strategies to facilitate effective health promotion.
References
Kisling, L. A., & Das, J. M. (2020). Prevention strategies. StatPearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537222/
Wittink, H., & Oosterhaven, J. (2018). Patient education and health literacy. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 38, 120-127. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S24687812183
