Drivers of low-value diagnostic tests in emergency medicine practice: a qualitative descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low-value diagnostic tests harm patients and healthcare systems. Elucidation of determinants of low-value tests is essential for their de-implementation. The aim of this study was to understand the drivers of low-value tests in emergency medicine (EM) practice.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive study was conducted at an Australian academic ED. Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants. Semistructured interviews were used to collect data between February 2023 and May 2023. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and uploaded to NVivo. Data were thematically analysed through line-by-line and axial coding. Codes were assigned to categories, subthemes and themes. Themes were further analysed using the behavioural domains of the Theoretical Dom

SUBMITTER: Gangathimmaiah V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12322463 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature