Trial reportBMC family practice2008
Reducing unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics for acute cough: adaptation of a leaflet aimed at Turkish immigrants in Germany.
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- Can patient education initiatives in primary care increase patient knowledge of appropriate antibiotic use and decrease expectations for unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions?Family practice · 2025Pooled it
- Written information for patients (or parents of child patients) to reduce the use of antibiotics for acute upper respiratory tract infections in primary care.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- A rapid scoping review of antibiotic access and use barriers among refugee and migrant populations.Globalization and health · 2026Article
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- Communication training for general practitioners aimed at improving antibiotic prescribing: a controlled before-after study in multicultural Dutch cities.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practices of residents toward antimicrobial usage and resistance in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia.One health outlook · 2022Article
- Providing antibiotics to immigrants: a qualitative study of general practitioners' and pharmacists' experiences.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Perspectives of physicians and pharmacists on rational use of antibiotics in Turkey and among Turkish migrants in Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands: a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2022Article
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- A qualitative study on the experiences of southern European immigrant parents navigating the Norwegian healthcare system.International journal for equity in health · 2021Article
- Are There Differences in Antibiotic Use Between the Recent-Immigrants from Mainland China and the Local-Born in Hong Kong?Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2015Article
- Physicians' knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward antimicrobial prescribing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2015Article
- How do patients with a Turkish background evaluate their medical care in Germany? An observational study in primary care.Patient preference and adherence · 2015Article
- The experiences of Russian-speaking migrants in primary care consultations.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2014Article
- Pharmacoepidemiology of common colds and upper respiratory tract infections in children and adolescents in Germany.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe reduction in the number of unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics has become one of the most important objectives for primary health care. German GPs report that they are under "pressure to prescribe" antibiotics particularly in consultations with Turkish immigrants. And so a qualitative approach was used to learn more about the socio-medical context of Turkish patients in regard to acute coughs. A German leaflet designed to improve the doctor-patient communication has been positively tested and then adapted for Turkish patients.
methodsThe original leaflet was first translated into Turkish. Then 57 patients belonging to 8 different GPs were interviewed about the leaflet using a semi-standardised script. The material was audio recorded, fully transcribed, and analysed by three independent researchers. As a first step a comprehensive content analysis was performed. Secondly, elements crucial to any Turkish version of the leaflet were identified.
resultsThe interviews showed that the leaflets' messages were clearly understood by all patients irrespective of age, gender, and educational background. We identified no major problems in the perception of the translated leaflet but identified several minor points which could be improved. We found that patients were starting to reconsider their attitudes after reading the leaflet.
conclusionThe leaflet successfully imparted relevant and new information to the target patients. A qualitative approach is a feasible way to prove general acceptance and provides additional information for its adaptation to medico-cultural factors.
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