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QD441
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overmedicalisation
surmédicalisationCategory label
OvermedicalisationSurmédicalisationQ-Code supplementary keywords
medical futilityovermedicalizationmédicalisation futileQ-Code scope note
an excess of exposure to – or seeking for healthcare to an extent in which does not confer any benefit in terms of health and welfare, directly related to the terms: overscreening, overdiagnosis, overtreatment, (Vaz Cardoso 2014)excès d'exposition à - ou de recherche de soins de santé, d'une façon qui ne confère aucun avantage en termes de santé et de bien-être. Directement liée aux termes: surdépistage, surdiagnostic, surtraitement. (Vaz Cardoso 2014)Q-Code conceptual content
Direct-to-Consumer Advertising ; Advertising that directly targets consumers of certain products such as pharmaceuticals. (MeSH2016)Health Services Misuse ; Excessive or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.(MeSH)Medical Futility ; The absence of a useful purpose or useful result in a diagnostic procedure or therapeutic intervention. The situation of a patient whose condition will not be improved by treatment or instances in which treatment preserves permanent unconsciousness or cannot end dependence on intensive medical care. (From Ann Intern Med 1990 Jun 15;112(12):949) (MeSH)Medical Overuse ; Excessive or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.(MeSH 2016)Medicalization ; A process by which nonmedical problems become defined and treated as medical problems, usually in terms of illnesses, or disorders. (Annu Rev Sociol 1992 18:209)(MeSH)Overmedicalization - an excess of exposure to – or seeking for healthcare to an extent in which does not confer any benefit in terms of health and welfare, directly related to the terms: overscreening, overdiagnosis, overtreatment, (Cardoso & Gavilan 2015)Overuse ; as occurring when “a health care service is provided under circumstances in which its potential for harm exceeds the possible benefit (IOM 1998)Bibliographic link
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