AUTHOR=Mira José Joaquín , Carratala-Munuera Concepción , Vicente María Asunción , Astier-Peña Maria Pilar , García-Torres Daniel , Soriano Cristina , Sánchez-García Alicia , Chilet-Rosell Elisa , Gil-Guillén Vicente F. , López-Pineda Adriana , Pérez-Jover Virtudes 

TITLE=Gender Disparities in Adverse Events Resulting From Low-Value Practices in Family Practice in Spain: A Retrospective Cohort Study

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=69

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2024.1607030

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2024.1607030

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objectives:</bold> This study aimed to evaluate gender-based disparities in preventable adverse events due to low-value practices (LVPs) in primary care.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> A retrospective cohort study in Alicante, Spain.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> A total of 1,516 patient records were examined, finding that older individuals and women experienced more LVP-related events. Female patients faced a higher volume of such events than males with the same health issue. Interaction analysis revealed patients treated by male physicians had more severe events, while those attended by females experienced milder ones. Adverse events were more frequent in LVPs associated with gender-based reasons.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> These results highlight the need for tailored healthcare professional awareness programs on overuse’s impact on safety. Addressing outcome differences between male and female patients should inform awareness campaigns.</p>