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Injury as disease.

J A Waller

    Accident; Analysis and Prevention
    |February 1, 1987
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Viewing injury as a disease offers utility, as its causes share similarities with chronic diseases. Effective injury control demands comprehensive planning and rigorous evaluation of interventions, considering immeasurable costs and benefits.

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    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Epidemiology
    • Injury Prevention

    Background:

    • The distinction between injury and disease is arbitrary but useful.
    • Injury causation mechanisms often resemble those of chronic diseases, differing mainly in timing.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the utility of considering injury as a disease.
    • To highlight the importance of comprehensive planning and evaluation in injury control.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review and conceptual analysis of injury as a disease model.
    • Examination of epidemiological, technological, psychological, and social factors in injury control.
    • Analysis of evaluation methods for behavioral and environmental interventions.

    Main Results:

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    • Viewing injury as disease provides a framework for understanding causation and control.
    • Effective injury control requires multidisciplinary planning and robust evaluation.
    • Evaluation of interventions must account for non-economic costs and benefits.

    Conclusions:

    • The disease concept offers a valuable perspective for injury control.
    • Rigorous evaluation of injury interventions, including non-economic factors, is crucial.
    • Standardized methods for comparing diverse costs and benefits of injury interventions are currently lacking.