Unnecessary Overtreatment Index: a useful tool in family practice

Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki; Sina Pezeshki

doi:10.5712/rbmfc10(35)1066

Unnecessary Overtreatment Index: a useful tool in family practice

Autores/as

Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki Medical Doctor. Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz Medical School, Tabriz, Iran.
Sina Pezeshki Medical Doctor. Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz Medical School, Tabriz, Iran.

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https://doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc10(35)1066

Palabras clave:

Indexes, Evaluation of the Efficacy-Effectiveness of Interventions, Statistical Analysis, Medicalization, Quaternary Prevention

Resumen

One of the most important aspects of quaternary prevention is avoiding the exposure of the patients to unnecessary overtreatment. In this commentary we explain how a valid and reliable double blinded randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) with a good external validity may help a physician to estimate the magnitude of unnecessary overtreatment.

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Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki, Medical Doctor. Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz Medical School, Tabriz, Iran.

Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz Medical School, Tabriz, Iran.

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2015-06-24

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Pezeshki MZ, Pezeshki S. Unnecessary Overtreatment Index: a useful tool in family practice. Rev Bras Med Fam Comunidade [Internet]. 24 de junio de 2015 [citado 27 de enero de 2025];10(35):1-2. Disponible en: https://rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/1066

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Número

Vol. 10 Núm. 35 (2015): Abril-Junho "Quaternary Prevention (P4)"

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