Low-value care practice in headache: a Spanish mixed methods research study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Headache is one of the most prevalent diseases. The Global Burden of Disease Study ranks it as the seventh most common disease overall and the second largest neurological cause of disability in the world. The "Do Not Do" recommendations are a strategy for increasing the quality of care and reducing the cost of care for headache. This study aimed to identify specific low-value practices in headache care, determine their frequency, and estimate the cost overrun that they represent, in order to establish "Do not Do" recommendations specifically for headache by consensus and according to scientific evidence.

Methods

This was a mixed methods research study that combined qualitative consensus-building techniques, involving a multidisciplinary panel of experts to define

SUBMITTER: Pozo-Rosich P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7288523 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature