{"id":19110,"date":"2025-05-12T07:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absolwent.umw.edu.pl\/?p=19110"},"modified":"2025-05-20T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T10:09:47","slug":"umw-expert-assesses-new-preventive-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absolwent.umw.edu.pl\/en\/umw-expert-assesses-new-preventive-program\/","title":{"rendered":"WMU expert assesses new preventive program"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new preventive program “My health – adult health assessment” has replaced\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0<\/strong>previous pilot program “Prevention 40+” implemented in primary care clinics since May this year. Is this a positive change in the context of preventive health care?
\nDr. Zbigniew\u00a0<\/strong>J.\u00a0<\/strong>Kr\u00f3l from\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University does not expect the program to bring the desired effect, <\/strong>just as – in his opinion – the idea of \u200b\u200ba 40-year\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>old\u00a0<\/strong>assessment did not work<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

The program\u00a0<\/span>“My health – an adult’s health assessment” assumes more laboratory tests related to diagnostics of\u00a0cardiovascular\u00a0<\/span>or oncological\u00a0diseases, among others<\/u>\u00a0. It will also be available to a wider group of people\u00a0<\/span>, because it will be available to people aged 20 and older. And here the first doubt appears:<\/p>\n

\u2013 Healthy adults aged 20-45 rarely visit doctors, and even less often undergo tests if nothing ails them \u2013 points out Dr. Zbigniew J. Kr\u00f3l\u00a0.\u00a0<\/span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span>We have ample evidence of this in the form of summaries of the results\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>preventive\u00a0<\/span>programs\u00a0addressed to young people around the world and implemented in health\u00a0facilities\u00a0<\/span>. Such programs simply do not bring results\u00a0. In the case of this group, it makes much more sense to organize screening tests\u00a0\u00a0in places where\u00a0these people frequent. A young person will not come to a clinic, but\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span>can be persuaded to undergo a test at a university or at a concert. In many countries, this\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span>how it works and it is effective.<\/p>\n

The expert from the Wroclaw Medical University considers the “involvement”\u00a0\u00a0of children in the program as part of the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia to be absolutely wrong. In his opinion,\u00a0\u00a0it is completely unnecessary, because children have their own balances and there is no need to duplicate tests\u00a0\u00a0and create additional barriers, including the stress caused by another visit to the doctor. In general, the target group in preventive programs is extremely important. According to the expert, better results are brought by screening programs directed to specific risk groups, within which specific\u00a0<\/span>tests are performed. Such an example could be the colon cancer prevention program, in\u00a0which\u00a0<\/span>patients benefit from a reimbursed colonoscopy, or screening mammography\u00a0\u00a0for older women, thanks to which\u00a0cancerous\u00a0<\/span>changes can be detected at an early stage. However\u00a0\u00a0, even such programs – although valuable from the point of view of the individual and potentially positive impact on the health of the entire population, still do not achieve the assumed\u00a0participation\u00a0rates .<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 The failure of preventive actions in Poland to date is evidenced by hard data \u2013 emphasizes\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Zbigniew\u00a0\u00a0J.\u00a0Kr\u00f3l\u00a0. \u2013 What should their effect be? In principle\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>it is a higher average life, lived in good health. This is important because the goal is not only a longer life in terms of metrics, but also its good quality. Meanwhile, this indicator has not been growing in our country for years. There is a lack of comprehensive actions that\u00a0would\u00a0<\/span>involve not only the Ministry of Health, but also other state bodies. Family doctors have a huge role\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>play in prevention, but this burden cannot rest solely on their shoulders. Especially in a situation where doctors in primary health care clinics are overloaded\u00a0\u00a0and in some\u00a0periods\u00a0<\/span>of the year (infectious seasons) simply do not have time for prevention.<\/p>\n

Dr. Zbigniew\u00a0J.\u00a0Kr\u00f3l\u00a0adds that it has long been known why Poles do not live longer and their condition is not improving. Nicotine, a poor\u00a0diet\u00a0<\/span>combined with a lack of exercise and alcohol \u2013\u00a0these are the main “culprits” for the lack\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>extending life in good quality in Poland.<\/p>\n

\u2013 To eliminate these risk factors from the population, it is not enough to create more preventive programs\u00a0based\u00a0<\/span>on diagnostic tests. Health education alone, implemented in isolation from the entire system, is also not enough. They should be interconnected vessels,\u00a0\u00a0which requires the involvement of many institutions \u2013 sums up Dr.\u00a0Kr\u00f3l\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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