Factors influencing antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in primary care - a comparison of physicians with different antibiotic prescribing rates

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Cronberg, Olof [1 ,2 ,3 ,8 ]
Tyrstrup, Mia [3 ,4 ]
Ekblom, Kim [2 ,5 ]
Hedin, Katarina [3 ,6 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Vaxjohalsan Primary Healthcare Ctr, Vaxjo, Sweden
[2] Reg Kronoberg, Dept Res & Dev, Vaxjo, Sweden
[3] Lund Univ, Dept Clin Sci Malmo, Family Med, Malmo, Sweden
[4] Lundbergsgatan Primary Hlth Care Ctr, Malmo, Sweden
[5] Umea Univ, Dept Med Biosci, Clin Chem, Umea, Sweden
[6] Reg Jonkoping Cty, Futurum, Jonkoping, Sweden
[7] Linkoping Univ, Dept Med & Hlth Sci, Linkoping, Sweden
[8] VC Vaxjohalsan, Hjortvagen 1, S-35245 Vaxjo, Sweden
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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Antibiotic prescribing; diagnosis-linked prescription; infectious disease; physicians' behaviour; point-of-care testing; GENERAL-PRACTICE; RECONSULTATION; PREDICTORS; GPS;
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10.1080/02813432.2024.2332757
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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BackgroundThere has been a notable decrease in antibiotic prescribing in the last thirty years in Sweden. Little is known about factors influencing antibiotic prescribing over several years.ObjectiveTo compare primary care physicians who, over time, reduced their antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections with those who remained either high or low prescribers regarding potentially influencing factors.Design and settingA register-based study including all RTI visits in primary care in Region Kronoberg, Sweden 2006-2014. The data were divided into three 3-year periods.SubjectsThe data comprised all physicians who had diagnosed at least one RTI for each of the three-year periods. The antibiotic prescribing rate adjusted for the patients' sex and age group was calculated for each physician and period, and based on the change between the first and the third period, the physicians were divided into three prescriber groups: The High Prescribing Group, the Decreasing Prescribing Group, and the Low Prescribing Group.Main outcome measuresFor the three prescriber groups, we compared factors influencing antibiotic prescribing such as the characteristics of the physicians, their use of point-of-care tests, their choice of diagnoses, and whether the patients returned and received antibiotics.ResultsThe High Prescribing Group ordered more point-of-care tests, registered more potential bacterial diagnoses, prescribed antibiotics at lower C-reactive protein levels, and prescribed antibiotics more often despite negative group A Streptococci test than in the Low Prescribing Group. The Decreasing Prescribing Group was between the High Prescribing Group and the Low Prescribing Group regarding these variables. The lower prescription rate in the Low Prescribing Group did not result in more return visits or new antibiotic prescriptions within 30 days.ConclusionPoint-of-care testing and its interpretation differed between the prescriber groups. Focus on interpreting point-of-care test results could be a way forward in antibiotic stewardship. High prescribers used antibiotics at lower CRP levels and were more likely to identify a potential bacterial diagnosis.Many physicians reduced their antibiotic prescribing during the study period. Nine out of ten low prescribers remained low prescribers.Seeing a low-prescribing physician did not lead to more return visits or antibiotic changes.
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