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 In the second way, screening is directed at preventing the setting of the

diagnosis from being delayed.

What patients’ delay?

 Delay can arise because a patient with obvious symptoms is not

diagnosed, because he has not visited a doctor in time.

 An example is that a patient with changes in a nevus or mole on his skin

does not visit the general practitioner. This delay in diagnosis is called

patient’s delay.

What is doctors’ delay?

 Delayed diagnosis may also arise because a doctor does not establish the

diagnosis in time, or incorrectly.

 An example is that a doctor may have insufficient knowledge about

abnormalities in the skin and skin diseases. This delay in obtaining a

diagnosis is called doctor’s delay.

 Delayed diagnose counteracts appropriate medical treatment and nursing

care. Both patients’ and doctors’ delay can be alleviated by targeted

education.

Case-Finding

 Case-finding is a type of screening in which a specific group of people (and

not a whole population) is conducted for a risk factor, risky behavior,

and/or health problem.

 Case-finding is a high-risk approach and is called selective prevention. It

is aimed at people who have more impacting aspects (risk factors, risk
behaviors, and/or health problems) at the same time.

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