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Los controles generales de salud en adultos para reducir la morbilidad y la mortalidad por enfermedades
Lasse T Krogsbøll1, Karsten Juhl Jørgensen, Peter C Gøtzsche
1Nordic Cochrane Centre, Rigshospitalet Department 7811, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø, Denmark. ltk@cochrane.dk
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|June 20, 2013
Resumen
Los controles generales de salud para adultos no reducen las tasas de mortalidad por todas las causas, enfermedades cardiovasculares o cáncer. Sin embargo, pueden conducir a un aumento de los diagnósticos y tratamientos farmacológicos, con daños raramente reportados.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La medicina preventiva es la medicina que se hace de manera preventiva.
- Intervenciones de salud pública intervenciones de salud pública.
- La investigación de la eficacia clínica en la investigación de la eficacia clínica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los controles generales de salud se ofrecen ampliamente a las poblaciones adultas.
- La evidencia con respecto a sus beneficios y daños sigue siendo objeto de debate.
- Comprender el impacto de estos chequeos es crucial para la política de salud.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar los beneficios y perjuicios de los controles generales de salud para las poblaciones adultas.
- Para determinar la asociación de los controles de salud con la mortalidad y la morbilidad.
- Evaluar la incidencia de los procedimientos de diagnóstico y los tratamientos farmacológicos.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión sistemática y metanálisis de ensayos controlados aleatorios.
- La inclusión de estudios que comparan las ofertas de controles de salud frente a la atención habitual.
- Evaluación de los resultados, incluida la mortalidad por cualquier causa, la mortalidad por enfermedades específicas, la morbilidad y los daños.
Principales resultados:
- Las ofertas de chequeos de salud no se asociaron con una reducción de la mortalidad por cualquier causa.
- No se observó una reducción significativa en la mortalidad por enfermedad cardiovascular o cáncer.
- Los controles de salud se relacionaron con un aumento en los diagnósticos y las recetas de medicamentos.
- La morbilidad y los daños, como los procedimientos de diagnóstico, se informaron con poca frecuencia.
Conclusiones:
- Los controles generales de salud no parecen reducir las tasas de mortalidad en las poblaciones adultas.
- Existe el potencial para aumentar las intervenciones médicas, incluidos los diagnósticos y los tratamientos farmacológicos.
- Se necesita más investigación para dilucidar completamente los daños y beneficios a largo plazo.
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