|
Have you ever heard of medical overuse before?
|
|
|
| Yes |
169 |
(41.6) |
| No |
237 |
(58.4) |
|
Have you already experienced or perceived overuse according to this definition?
|
| Yes |
143 |
(35.2) |
| No |
263 |
(64.8) |
|
Understanding of medical overuse
|
|
|
| “Too much medicine, incl. overtesting and overtreatment” |
246 |
(60.6) |
| “More physicians than needed” |
59 |
(14.5) |
| Wrong definition |
16 |
(3.9) |
| No definition given |
85 |
(20.9) |
|
Areas connected to medical overuse (two items could be chosen)
|
|
|
| Self-pay services |
229 |
(56.4) |
| Surgeries |
184 |
(45.3) |
| Prescription of medicine |
151 |
(37.2) |
| Imaging procedures |
90 |
(22.2) |
| Blood tests |
43 |
(10.6) |
| Early detection and screening |
32 |
(7.9) |
|
Relevance of medical overuse in the German healthcare system
|
|
|
| “Less medical overuse would improve our health system.” |
201 |
(49.5) |
| “There are other issues that need to be addressed.” |
98 |
(24.1) |
| “Medical overuse exists but it does not have a negative impact on health care provision.” |
62 |
(15.3) |
| “Medical overuse does not exist in our health system.” |
45 |
(11.1) |
