C-reactive protein point of care testing and physician communication skills training for lower respiratory tract infections in general practice: economic evaluation of a cluster randomized trial

被引:65
作者
Cals, Jochen W. L. [1 ]
Ament, Andre J. H. A. [2 ]
Hood, Kerenza [3 ]
Butler, Christopher C.
Hopstaken, Rogier M. [4 ]
Wassink, Geert F. [1 ]
Dinant, Geert-Jan [1 ]
机构
[1] Maastricht Univ, Dept Gen Practice, Sch Publ Hlth & Primary Care CAPHRI, Med Ctr, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
[2] Maastricht Univ, Dept Hlth Org Policy & Econ, Sch Publ Hlth & Primary Care CAPHRI, Med Ctr, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
[3] Cardiff Univ, Sch Med, Dept Primary Care & Publ Hlth, SE Wales Trials Unit, Cardiff, S Glam, Wales
[4] Fdn Primary Hlth Care Ctr, Eindhoven, Netherlands
关键词
antibiotic; economic evaluation; respiratory infection; ANTIBIOTIC USE; ACUTE COUGH; COST; GUIDELINES; MANAGEMENT; RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA; SYMPTOMS; MEDICINE; BELIEFS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01472.x
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
学科分类号
摘要
Rationale, aims and objectives An economic evaluation of general practitioner (GP) use of C-reactive protein (CRP) point of care test, GP communication skills training, and both GP use of CRP and communication skills training on antibiotic use for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in general practice.
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页码:1059 / 1069
页数:11
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