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The Frequency and Causes of Unnecessary Medical Services in Urmia, Iran: Strategies and Control

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 Background: Unnecessary prescription, diagnosis, and medical services are increasing various health problems in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over-prescription and unnecessary services are the measures that cause significant damages rather than benefits. Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the perspective of Urmia medical system members regarding the frequency and causes of unnecessary medical services and their control and prevention strategies in Urmia, Iran. Methods: This descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional research was performed on 102 specialist Physicians selected from the Urmia Medical Association, and the selected individuals participated in the survey online. Outcome measures included the percentage of Unnecessary Medical Care and common causes of overtreatment. Data were collected using Johns Hopkins University Unnecessary medical services checklist. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 22 using descriptive statistics (frequency and mean) and chi-square. Results: In total, 41% of the participants (n = 43) were family Physicians, and 59% (n = 59) were specialists of other medical fields. In terms of gender, 53% were male, and the others were female. The main causes of unnecessary medical services at a national level included pressure from patients (66. 7%; n = 68), fear of Medical Malpractice (54. 9%; n = 56), pressure from colleagues (23. 5%; n = 24), and achieving a high rank in a performance appraisal (40. 2%; n = 41). According to the participants, the development of more guidelines and instructions (47. 1%; n = 48) and training residents on the appropriate use of diagnostic criteria (50%; n = 51) could be effective approaches to preventing unnecessary medical services. In addition, significant differences were observed between the perspective of the family Physicians and the specialists in terms of the fear of malpractice (P = 0. 002), lack of medical history (P = 0. 17), pressure from patients (P = 0. 25), training of residents on the use of diagnostic criteria (P = 0. 001), and easier access to medical files (P = 0. 001). Conclusions: From the Physicians’ perspective, overtreatment is highly common in Iran. In order to solve this problem, efforts should be dedicated to areas such as medical file availability, diminishing the fear of malpractice, and more training of residents. Moreover, it is recommended that patients’ awareness be raised regarding the damages caused by unnecessary prescriptions so that they would not request frequent visits.

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    Dindeh, Zeinab, KARIMI, SALAH EDDIN, Hosseini, Seyede Mahboobeh, & Nafei, Ayoub. (2021). The Frequency and Causes of Unnecessary Medical Services in Urmia, Iran: Strategies and Control. JOURNAL OF KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BEHBOOD), 25(3), 0-0. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/699579/en

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    Dindeh Zeinab, KARIMI SALAH EDDIN, Hosseini Seyede Mahboobeh, Nafei Ayoub. The Frequency and Causes of Unnecessary Medical Services in Urmia, Iran: Strategies and Control. JOURNAL OF KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BEHBOOD)[Internet]. 2021;25(3):0-0. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/699579/en

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    Zeinab Dindeh, SALAH EDDIN KARIMI, Seyede Mahboobeh Hosseini, and Ayoub Nafei, “The Frequency and Causes of Unnecessary Medical Services in Urmia, Iran: Strategies and Control,” JOURNAL OF KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BEHBOOD), vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 0–0, 2021, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/699579/en

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