A rural community nurse sets up a monthly disease screening service. Local news coverage chooses not to cover this event. Which of the following justifications best supports the screenings?
A) Health promotion is essential for older adults because they have complex health care needs.
B) Older adults are less responsive to health promotion interventions.
C) Older adults as a group receive fewer prevention and screening services than other populations.
D) Preventive services are less effective after the onset of chronic illness.
Ans: A
Even though health promotion interventions are cost-effective ways of preventing disease and disability and improving functioning and quality of life for older adults, older adults as a group receive fewer prevention and screening services than other populations. This is due to misperceptions, such as (1) older adults are less responsive to health promotion interventions, and (2) preventive services are less effective after the onset of chronic illness. In reality, health promotion is essential for older adults precisely because they have more chronic conditions, have complex health care needs, and use considerably more health care services than younger adults.
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