ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2010
Delayed prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study of GPs' views and experiences.
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- Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care: an updated and expanded meta-ethnography.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic review of parent and clinician views and perceptions that influence prescribing decisions in relation to acute childhood infections in primary care.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2015Pooled it
- Effects on antibiotic dispensing rates of interventions to promote delayed prescribing for respiratory tract infections in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2013Trial
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- How, why and when are delayed (back-up) antibiotic prescriptions used in primary care? A realist review integrating concepts of uncertainty in healthcare.BMC public health · 2024Review
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- Perceptions and attitudes regarding delayed antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- Hospitalizations and severe complications following acute sinusitis in general practice: a registry-based cohort study.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2023Article
- Factors Influencing the Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care: A Narrative Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Implementing interventions to reduce antibiotic use: a qualitative study in high-prescribing practices.BMC family practice · 2021Article
- Autonomy, power dynamics and antibiotic use in primary healthcare: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2020Article
- General practitioners' perceptions of delayed antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections: A phenomenographic study.PloS one · 2019Article
- Antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) in primary care; what factors affect prescribing and why is it important? A narrative review.Irish journal of medical science · 2018Review
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- Quality indicators for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections in general practice: a RAND Appropriateness Method.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2017Article
- Using theory to explore facilitators and barriers to delayed prescribing in Australia: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework and the Behaviour Change Wheel.BMC family practice · 2017Article
- Antibiotic knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Albanian health care professionals and patients - a qualitative interview study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2017Article
- Understanding the delayed prescribing of antibiotics for respiratory tract infection in primary care: a qualitative analysis.BMJ open · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundDelayed prescribing has been promoted as a strategy that meets patients' expectations and helps to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infections.
aimTo explore GPs' views on and experiences with delayed prescribing in patients with acute upper respiratory tract infections. DESIGN OF STUDY: Qualitative study involving focus groups. Setting Norwegian general practice.
methodQualitative analysis of data collected from five focus groups comprising 33 GPs who took part in a quality-improvement programme of antibiotic prescribing.
resultsThe views of GPs differed on the usefulness of delayed prescribing. GPs who endorsed the strategy emphasised shared decision making and the creation of opportunities for educating patients, whereas GPs who were negative applied the strategy mainly when being pressed to prescribe. Mild and mainly harmless conditions of a possible bacterial origin, such as acute sinusitis and acute otitis, were considered most suitable for delayed prescribing. A key argument for issuing a wait-and-see prescription was that it helped patients avoid seeking after-hours care. For issuing a wait-and-see prescription, the GPs required that the patient was 'knowledgeable', able to understand the indications for antibiotics, and motivated for shared decision making. GPs emphasised that patients should be informed thoroughly when receiving a wait-and-see prescription.
conclusionNot all GPs endorse delayed prescribing; however, it appears to be a feasible approach for managing patients with early symptoms of mild upper respiratory tract infections of a possible bacterial origin. Informing the patients properly while issuing wait-and-see prescriptions is essential.
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