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Rejecting a General Check-up: Case Report

Vlatka Hajdinjak-Trstenjak orcid.org/0000-0001-9098-0441 ; Family Practice »Dr. Vlatka Hajdinjak Trstenjak«, Šenkovec, Croatia
Ivana Babić ; Family Practice »Dr. Ivana Babić«, Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia

Sažetak

65-old gentleman rejected the general check-up recommendation, because he felt healthy. As his chosen family doctor,
I also perceive him as the healthy patient, not having any risks. In spite of my personal concerns, it was obvious that I
had to respect his choice, because of Act on Patients Rights and the Physicians Ethical Code. But, at that moment I was
not certain about the evidence on the effectiveness of general check-ups and some professional dilemmas remain. Therefore,
we did a limited literature search. A Cochrane systematic analysis as well as other systematic reviews has shown
that there is no evidence on the effectiveness of general check-ups. In the professional recommendations general check-
-ups are replaced by preventive measures with proven effectiveness, such as those recommended by the Canadian Task
Force on Preventive Health Care and the U.S. Preventive Task Force. It helps me to solve my professional dilemmas
around this patient.

Ključne riječi

general check-up; effectiveness; opportunistic screenings; family medicine

Hrčak ID:

147553

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/147553

Datum izdavanja:

29.12.2014.

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