Article: Predictability in Contemporary Medicine.
2021 Volume 8, Page(s) 510421
Abstract: Medical practice is increasingly coming under the guidance of statistical-mathematical models that are, undoubtedly, valuable tools but are also only a partial representation of reality. Indeed, given that statistics may be more or less adequate, a model ...
| Abstract | Medical practice is increasingly coming under the guidance of statistical-mathematical models that are, undoubtedly, valuable tools but are also only a partial representation of reality. Indeed, given that statistics may be more or less adequate, a model is still a subjective interpretation of the researcher and is also influenced by the historical context in which it operates. From this opinion, I will provide a short historical excursus that retraces the advent of probabilistic medicine as a long process that has a beginning that should be sought in the discovery of the complexity of disease. By supporting the belonging of this evolution to the scientific domain it is also acknowledged that the underlying model can be imperfect or fallible and, therefore, confutable as any product of science. Indeed, it seems non-trivial here to recover these concepts, especially today where clinical decisions are entrusted to practical guidelines, which are a hybrid product resulting from the aggregation of multiple perspectives, including the probabilistic approach, to disease. Finally, before the advent of precision medicine, by limiting the use of guidelines to the original consultative context, an |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-06-16 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2775999-4 |
| ISSN | 2296-858X |
| ISSN | 2296-858X |
| DOI | 10.3389/fmed.2021.510421 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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