BETTER LIFE- guidelines for chronic disease preventive care for people aged 18-39 years: a literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The original 'BETTER' (Building on Existing Tools To Improve Chronic Disease Prevention and Screening in Primary Care) approach consisted of a prevention-focused visit between participants aged 40-65 years and a "Prevention Practitioner" (PP), who empowered the participant to set achievable prevention and screening goals for cancers and chronic diseases. BETTER was successfully adapted for economically deprived communities (BETTER HEALTH) in Canada. Our objective was to conduct a review of guidelines in preparation for adapting the 'BETTER HEALTH' approach for younger adults aged 18-39 years living with lower income, a group known to have earlier mortality due to a higher prevalence of preventable chronic diseases than their peers with higher income.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Moqueet N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11193284 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature