From: Use and feasibility of delayed prescribing for respiratory tract infections: A questionnaire survey
Total (%) | Wait-and-see Rx very reasonable (%) (n = 210) | Wait-and-see Rx not very reasonable (%) (n = 94) | Very reasonable % | P-value a | ||||
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Diagnosis group n = 304 | ||||||||
Upper respiratory tract symptoms and infections | 60 | (20) | 35 | (17) | 25 | (27) | 58 | 0,044* |
Lower respiratory tract infections | 41 | (14) | 20 | (10) | 21 | (22) | 49 | 0,002* |
Ear infections | 65 | (21) | 50 | (24) | 15 | (16) | 77 | 0,12 |
Sinusitis | 101 | (33) | 80 | (38) | 21 | (22) | 79 | 0,007* |
Acute tonsillitis | 24 | (8) | 17 | (8) | 7 | (7) | 71 | 0,85 |
Other respiratory diagnoses | 13 | (4) | 8 | (4) | 5 | (5) | 62 | 0,55 |
GP's reason for giving delayed prescription n = 304 | ||||||||
Uncertainty about indication for antibiotics | 211 | (69) | 151 | (72) | 60 | (64) | 72 | 0,16 |
Other reason | 44 | (14) | 34 | (16) | 10 | (11) | 77 | 0,2 |
Uncertainty about diagnose | 32 | (11) | 22 | (10) | 10 | (11) | 69 | 0,97 |
Difficulties with follow up | 29 | (10) | 19 | (9) | 10 | (11) | 66 | 0,66 |
Disagreement with the patient | 12 | (4) | 3 | (1) | 9 | (10) | 25 | 0,001* |
GP's expectation n = 304 | ||||||||
Patient is likely to take antibiotics | 51 | (17) | 29 | (14) | 22 | (23) | 57 | 0,039* |
Patient is not likely to take antibiotics | 131 | (43) | 100 | (48) | 31 | (33) | 76 | 0,017* |
Uncertain | 122 | (40) | 81 | (39) | 41 | (44) | 66 | 0,41 |
GP's impression of patient's antibiotics expectation n = 303 (209/94) | ||||||||
Patient expected antibiotics | 73 | (24) | 47 | (22) | 26 | (28) | 64 | 0,32 |
Patient did not expect antibiotics | 150 | (50) | 104 | (50) | 46 | (49) | 69 | 0,93 |
Uncertain | 80 | (26) | 58 | (28) | 22 | (23) | 73 | 0,44 |
Grouped age (years) n = 304 | ||||||||
Less than 16 | 100 | (33) | 69 | (33) | 31 | (33) | 69 | |
16-59 | 180 | (59) | 124 | (59) | 56 | (60) | 69 | 0,98 |
60 and over | 24 | (8) | 17 | (8) | 7 | (7) | 71 | |
Gender n = 304 | ||||||||
Female | 204 | (67) | 139 | (66) | 65 | (69) | 68 | 0,61 |
Male | 100 | (33) | 71 | (34) | 29 | (31) | 71 |