'Harm? I don't think so!': medical overuse from the perspective of allied health professionals in Germany - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Medical overuse is a well-documented increasing issue, primarily examined in the context of physicians. Previous research has also identified unnecessary services involving allied health professionals (AHPs). The objectives of our study were to explore: (1) To what extent are physiotherapists (PT), occupational therapists (OT) or speech and language therapists (SLT) familiar with the phenomenon of medical overuse?, (2) What drivers do PTs, OTs and SLTs suspect?, (3) What are the consequences of medical overuse? and (4) What measures can be taken to reduce medical overuse?

Design

This study used a qualitative descriptive design and applied qualitative content analysis to explore the AHPs' point of view. A qualitative content analysis using a deductive-inductive app

SUBMITTER: Stelzner B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12587934 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature