| Autor: |
Jepson, Guy Michael Harrop |
| Rok vydání: |
2000 |
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Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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This thesis has addressedth e issue of primary care prescribing in different European countries. The first hypothesis investigated was: that the planned implementation of a multinational consensus-basedE uropean Formulary in primary care will result in more rational prescribing. A controlled trial involved 235 GPs from eight European countries with half the GPs participating in an educational intervention. This comprised dissemination of the Formulary and discussion of antibiotic and NSAID prescribing. Details of 101,544 doctor-patient consultations were collated and prescribing was compared and contrasted, before (Phase 1) and after the intervention (Phase 11), using performance indicators. This included measurement of the prescribing concordance with drugs recommended in the Formulary which increased by 2.9% (SEM 0.7) between Phases I to 11 in the intervention group and decreased by 1.3% (SEM 0.6) in the control group. This difference was found to be highly significant (p |
| Databáze: |
Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations |
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