Table 5 Patients’ reports of knowledge, duration of symptoms and expectations
Low antibiotic prescribing PHCC | High antibiotic prescribing PHCC | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 71 (%) | n = 120 (%) | p* | |
Children | 19 (30.2) | 39 (35.5) | 0.48 |
Women | 50 (74.6) | 75 (64.1) | 0.14 |
It was easy to get an appointment with the GP? | 60 (85.7) | 112 (96.6) | 0.007 |
I know if I need an antibiotic prescription | 23 (33.8) | 28 (24.1) | 0.16 |
Have confidence in your doctor’s decision not to prescribe antibiotics | 42 (62.7) | 79 (68.7) | 0.41 |
Antibiotics help against bacteria | 50 (73.5) | 78 (67.8) | 0.42 |
Antibiotics help against virus | 30 (44.1) | 47 (40.9) | 0.67 |
Antibiotics speed the healing of cold | 33 (49.2) | 60 (53.6) | 0.58 |
Coloured mucus needs antibiotics | 42 (61.8) | 66 (57.9) | 0.61 |
Cough that has lasted long needs antibiotics | 43 (63.2) | 68 (59.6) | 0.63 |
How long have you had trouble? | |||
<3 days | 19 (27.5) | 29 (25.0) | 0.75 |
4–7 days | 16 (23.2) | 35 (30.2) | |
>1 week < 3 | 13 (18.8) | 24 (20.7) | |
3 weeks or more | 21 (30.4) | 28 (24.1) | |
Expectation of today’s visit | |||
get an evaluation | 53 (74.6) | 93 (77.5) | 0.65 |
get advice | 29 (40.8) | 45 (37.5) | 0.65 |
that tests are taken | 26 (36.6) | 40 (33.3) | 0.64 |
get something soothing | 32 (45.1) | 46 (38.3) | 0.36 |
get antibiotics | 22 (31.0) | 21 (17.5) | 0.03 |
get sick leave | 4 (5.6) | 10 (8.3) | 0.49 |