ArticleBMJ open2015
Delayed/back up antibiotic prescriptions: what do the public think?
Article in BMJ open, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Implementing antibiotic stewardship in high-prescribing English general practices: a mixed-methods study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2023Article
- What the public in England know about antibiotic use and resistance in 2020: a face-to-face questionnaire survey.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Public preferences for delayed or immediate antibiotic prescriptions in UK primary care: A choice experiment.PLoS medicine · 2021Article
- Alternative approaches to managing respiratory tract infections: a survey of public perceptions.BJGP open · 2021Article
- Adherence and the Moral Construction of the Self: A Narrative Analysis of Anticoagulant Medication.Qualitative health research · 2020Article
- Implementation of a Delayed Prescribing Model to Reduce Antibiotic Prescribing for Suspected Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in a Hospital Outpatient Department, Ghana.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Is sharing the TARGET respiratory tract infection leaflet feasible in routine general practice to improve patient education and appropriate antibiotic use? A mixed methods study in England with patients and healthcare professionals.Journal of infection prevention · 2020Article
- Public understanding and use of antibiotics in England: findings from a household survey in 2017.BMJ open · 2019Article
- 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
- How to avoid the inappropriate use of antibiotics in upper respiratory tract infections? A position statement from an expert panel.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyReview
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the general public's understanding, acceptance and use of delayed antibiotics.
designFace to face computer-assisted survey using an Ipsos MORI Capibus survey.
settingRandomly selected households in England using multistage sampling. RESPONDENTS: A representative sample of 1625 adults aged over 15 years and recruited from household visits in England, using age and gender quotas for each area. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: The survey was undertaken in January 2014. Weights based on gender, age, ethnicity, working status, social grade, housing tenure and Government Office Region corrected for selection biases, so that results are broadly representative of the population. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Proportion of respondents; understanding the meaning of the term delayed antibiotic prescription and how the strategy is used in general practice; in favour of, or opposed to clinicians offering them a delayed antibiotic; reporting receipt, use and acceptability of delayed antibiotic prescriptions in the past year.
results17% reported fully understanding the meaning of delayed antibiotic prescription and strategy use in general practice;72% were unaware of the term or strategy; 36-39% were in favour of, and 28-30% opposed to clinicians offering them a delayed antibiotic for throat, urine, ear or chest infections. Half of those who were fully aware of the term and practice were in favour of delayed antibiotics. Women, and older respondents, were more strongly opposed to delayed prescribing. Only 4% of all respondents, and 15% of those prescribed an antibiotic, reported being offered a delayed antibiotic in the last year.
conclusionsWider understanding and acceptance of delayed prescribing may facilitate increased uptake. Further research is needed to determine why groups are so strongly in favour or opposed to delayed prescribing.
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