A top 5 list for French general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical overuse is an issue that has recently gained attention. The "Choosing Wisely" campaign invited each specialty in each country to create its own top five lists of care procedures with a negative benefit-risk balance to promote dialogue between patients and physicians. This study aims to create such a list for French general practice.

Methods

A panel of general practitioners (GPs) suggested care procedures that they felt ought to be prescribed less. Using the Delphi method, a short list of those suggestions was selected. Systematic literature reviews were performed for each item on the short list. The results were presented to the panel to assist with the final selection of the top five list.

Results

The panel included 40 GPs. The list includes: i/ an

SUBMITTER: Hazard A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7416409 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature