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Table 1 Themes and sub – themes generated from the data

From: The use of postal audit and feedback among Irish General Practitioners for the self – management of antimicrobial prescribing: a qualitative study

Themes

Sub – themes

Reliability and validity of the feedback received

GPs have incomplete autonomy over prescribing including prescribing that impacts their feedback

Confusion over how the feedback data is derived

Audit and feedback is useful but is of limited impact for antimicrobial prescribing

Increased awareness among GPs around antimicrobial prescribing behaviours

Forces outside General Practice drive demand and use of antimicrobials

Format of the audit and feedback data that GPs receive