ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2016
Exploring Experiences of Delayed Prescribing and Symptomatic Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections among General Practitioners and Patients in Ambulatory Care: A Qualitative Study.
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- Patients' and Healthcare Professionals' Experiences and Views of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Women: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis and Meta-Ethnography.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Patients' Experiences, Expectations, Motivations, and Perspectives around Urinary Tract Infection Care in General Practice: A Qualitative Interview Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Physician-Targeted Interventions in Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections in General Practice: A Systematic Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Shared decision making for women with uncomplicated Cystitis in Primary Care in the Netherlands: a qualitative interview study.BMC primary care · 2022Article
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- Non-antibiotic treatment of acute urinary tract infection in primary care: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2022Article
- Guideline Adherence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Could Be Improved among General Practitioners in The Netherlands: A Survey Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Identifying women's preferences for treatment of urinary tract infection: a discrete choice experiment.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Antibiotic management of urinary tract infection in elderly patients in primary care and its association with bloodstream infections and all cause mortality: population based cohort study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019Article
- Reducing risk ofTherapeutic advances in urology · 2018Article
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Abstract
"Delayed or back up" antibiotic prescriptions and "symptomatic" treatment may help to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in the future. However, more research needs to be conducted in this area before these strategies can be readily promoted in practice. This study explores General Practitioner (GP) and patient attitudes and experiences regarding the use of delayed or back-up antibiotic and symptomatic treatment for UTI. Qualitative face to face interviews with General Practitioners (n = 7) from one urban and one rural practice and telephone interviews with UTI patients (n = 14) from a rural practice were undertaken. Interviews were analysed using framework analysis. GPs believe that antibiotics are necessary when treating UTI. There was little consensus amongst GPs regarding the role of delayed prescribing or symptomatic treatment for UTI. Delayed prescribing may be considered for patients with low grade symptoms and a negative dipstick test. Patients had limited experience of delayed prescribing for UTI. Half indicated they would be satisfied with a delayed prescription the other half would question it. A fear of missing a serious illness was a significant barrier to symptomatic treatment for both GP and patient. The findings of this research provide insight into antibiotic prescribing practices in general practice. It also highlights the need for further empirical research into the effectiveness of alternative treatment strategies such as symptomatic treatment of UTI before such strategies can be readily adopted in practice.
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