ArticleScandinavian journal of primary health care2017
Quality indicators for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections in general practice: a RAND Appropriateness Method.
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- Point prevalence audit surveys of respiratory tract infection consultations and antibiotic prescribing in primary care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2023Article
- Development of quality indicators for the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections in general practice: a RAND appropriateness method.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- Development of Quality Indicators to Evaluate the Appropriateness of Empiric Antimicrobial Use in Pediatric Patients.The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy · 2023Article
- Nasal saline irrigation: prescribing habits and attitudes of physicians and pharmacists.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2021Article
- Structural Antibiotic Surveillance and Stewardship via Indication-Linked Quality Indicators: Pilot in Dutch Primary Care.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Prescription of antibiotics to children with acute otitis media in Danish general practice.BMC family practice · 2020Article
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- Quality assessment in general practice: diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2018Article
- Proposed Quality Indicators for Aspects of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media Management.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-facialeArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo develop quality indicators for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections, tailored to the Danish general practice setting.
designA RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method was used.
settingGeneral practice. SUBJECTS: A panel of nine experts, mainly general practitioners, was asked to rate the relevance of 64 quality indicators for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections based on guidelines. Subsequently, a face-to-face meeting was held to resolve misinterpretations and to achieve consensus.
main outcome measuresThe experts were asked to rate the indicators on a nine-point Likert scale. Consensus of appropriateness for a quality indicator was reached if the overall panel median rating was 7-9 with agreement.
resultsA total of 50 of the 64 proposed quality indicators attained consensus. Consensus was achieved for 12 indicators focusing on the diagnostic process and 19 indicators focusing on the decision about antibiotic treatment and choice of antibiotics, respectively.
conclusionThese newly developed quality indicators may be used to strengthen Danish general practitioners' focus on their management of patients with acute respiratory tract infections and to identify where there is a need for future quality improvements.
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