Gender disparities in adverse events resulting from low-value practices in family practice in Spain: A retrospective cohort study

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

Resumen: Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate gender-based disparities in preventable adverse events due to low-value practices (LVPs) in primary care. Methods: A retrospective cohort study in Alicante, Spain. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1607030

Año: 2024

Publicado en: International Journal of Public Health 69 (2024), 1607030 [9 pp.]
ISSN: 1661-8556

Factor impacto JCR: 2.4 (2024)

Categ. JCR: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH rank: 157 / 419 = 0.375 (2024) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH rank: 157 / 419 = 0.375 (2024) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 3.9 - Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.862 - Health (social science) (Q1) - Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/INT22-00012

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)