Systematik och kompetensstöd för sjukdomsförebyggande insatser för patienter - fokus på levnadsvanor
Sammanfattning
Our main public health diseases are possible to prevent by influencing the lifestyles tobacco use, alcohol, physical activity and food choices. The Swedish national guidelines for disease prevention demonstrate evidence for professional counselling in health services and that this is cost effective. Still, development of this work is rather slow. This is a consequence of several causes. To achieve a health service where prevention is a natural part, there is a need for changes in knowledge and attitudes. Organization, leadership and governance are crucial to create structural conditions for preventive work with clear assignments, time and recourses for development of competence, and tools to make preventive lifestyle interventions systematically integrated into existing care processes.