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Overdiagnosis, the detection of diseases that may never cause symptoms, leads to overtreatment and societal medicalization. Strategies to combat this include shared decision-making and minimally disruptive medicine for patients with multiple conditions.

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Atención centrada en el pacienteEvidence based medicineMedical overuseMedicina basada en la evidenciaMultimorbidityMultimorbilidadPatient centered careSobrediagnóstico

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  • Public Health
  • Health Policy

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  • Overdiagnosis is a growing concern, stemming from cancer screening and diagnosis.
  • It contributes to overtreatment and the broader medicalization of society.
  • Understanding its origins and strategies is crucial for patient well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the concept and consequences of overdiagnosis.
  • To review strategies employed in overdiagnosis.
  • To present methods for confronting overdiagnosis in clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of overdiagnosis and its related phenomena.
  • Review of diagnostic threshold adjustments and medicalization of normal processes.
  • Examination of clinical strategies for managing uncertainty and shared decision-making.
  • Evaluation of minimally disruptive medicine for multimorbidity.

Main Results:

  • Overdiagnosis arises from diagnostic strategies, leading to unnecessary treatments.
  • Diagnostic thresholds are lowered, and normal life processes are increasingly medicalized.
  • Effective confrontation involves managing uncertainty and shared decision-making.
  • Minimally disruptive medicine mitigates overtreatment burdens in multimorbidity.

Conclusions:

  • Overdiagnosis poses significant risks, including overtreatment and societal medicalization.
  • Clinical practice should incorporate strategies like shared decision-making to address overdiagnosis.
  • Minimally disruptive medicine offers a promising approach for managing patients with multiple health conditions affected by overtreatment.