Gender Disparities in Adverse Events Resulting From Low-Value Practices in Family Practice in Spain: A Retrospective Cohort Study

This study aimed to evaluate gender-based disparities in preventable adverse events due to low-value practices (LVPs) in primary care. A retrospective cohort study in Alicante, Spain. A total of 1,516 patient records were examined, finding that older individuals and women experienced more LVP-relate...

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Published inInternational journal of public health Vol. 69; p. 1607030
Main Authors Mira, José Joaquín, Carratala-Munuera, Concepción, Vicente, María Asunción, Astier-Peña, Maria Pilar, García-Torres, Daniel, Soriano, Cristina, Sánchez-García, Alicia, Chilet-Rosell, Elisa, Gil-Guillén, Vicente F, López-Pineda, Adriana, Pérez-Jover, Virtudes
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 16.07.2024
Subjects
Adult
adverse events
Aged
Family Practice
Female
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
low value practice
Male
Middle Aged
overuse
patient safety
primary care
Primary Health Care
Public Health Archive
Retrospective Studies
Sex Factors
Spain
Spain
low value practice
primary care
patient safety
adverse events
overuse
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Summary:This study aimed to evaluate gender-based disparities in preventable adverse events due to low-value practices (LVPs) in primary care. A retrospective cohort study in Alicante, Spain. A total of 1,516 patient records were examined, finding that older individuals and women experienced more LVP-related events. Female patients faced a higher volume of such events than males with the same health issue. Interaction analysis revealed patients treated by male physicians had more severe events, while those attended by females experienced milder ones. Adverse events were more frequent in LVPs associated with gender-based reasons. These results highlight the need for tailored healthcare professional awareness programs on overuse's impact on safety. Addressing outcome differences between male and female patients should inform awareness campaigns.
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Reviewed by: Michaela Kosticova, Comenius University, Slovakia
These authors share first authorship
These authors have contributed equally to this work and share last authorship
Edited by: Daniela Husarova, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik Kosice, Slovakia
ISSN:1661-8564
1661-8556
1661-8564
DOI:10.3389/ijph.2024.1607030