Peer academic detailing on use of antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections. A controlled study in an urban Norwegian out-of-hours service

Autor: Morten Lindbæk, Svein Gjelstad, Ketil Arne Espnes, Roar Dyrkorn
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Antibiotic prescriptions
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
peer academic detailing
medicine.drug_class
Antibiotics
respiratory tract infections
Norwegian
Peer Group
Academic detailing
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
After-Hours Care
General Practitioners
Intervention (counseling)
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Practice Patterns
Physicians'
Medical prescription
general practice
Respiratory tract infections
Norway
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:RA1-1270
Middle Aged
Drug Utilization
language.human_language
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillin
out-of-hours service
Emergency medicine
language
Penicillin V
Regression Analysis
Female
business
Educational program
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Research Article
medicine.drug
Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, Vol 34, Iss 2, Pp 180-185 (2016)
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
ISSN: 1502-7724
0281-3432
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2016.1163035
Popis: Objective: To analyse if peer academic detailing by experienced general practitioners (GPs) could be a useful way to change Medical Doctors, (MDs) prescription of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in out-of-hours service. Method: An educational Intervention study based on prescription data among MDs working in an out-of-hours service from June 2006 through October 2008. Specially trained GPs lectured a peer educational program (3 × 45 minutes) about use of antibiotics for ARTIs according to national recommendations. Outcome measures: The type and frequency of antibiotics prescribed for different ARTIs before and after intervention comparing the intervention group with the control group. Subjects: 22 MDs in the intervention group and 31 MDs in the control group. Results: The intervention group showed an overall statistically significantly absolute increase in the use of penicillin V (Penicillin V) of 9.8% (95% CI: 2.3%–17.4% p
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