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Table 1 Description of the steps in preventive innovations with examples.

From: Qualitative assessment of innovations in healthcare provision

Step

Preventive innovation

Example

I

Preliminary data confirm the optimization of the application of a preventive measure.

Improved tolerance, lower cost, or easier application of preventive measures.

II

Preventive benefit can be expected under everyday conditions due to high acceptance of the preventive measure.

High level of participation in the prevention program.

III

Preventive benefit can be expected under everyday conditions due to the proof surrogate parameters which are not only temporary.

Clinical results are achieved which hitherto could not be achieved without this prevention program.