title: [Efficacy--appropriateness].
abstract: I discuss the meaning and differences between the Appropriateness and Efficacy in the prevention of occupational risks and damage. It is argued that to be "appropriate" an intervention should be suitable, keeping with the circumstances, while the intervention that achieves the goal is "effective". In practice, the appropriateness is very used in the field of clinical medicine, with reference to the treatment, while in the prevention it is usual to use with greater frequency the term of effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: CeRIMP, Regione Toscana, Firenze, Italy. alberto.baldasseroni@asf.toscana.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldasseroni
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006285:Health Planning; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation