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Table 3 Prescribing rates by providers in each of the intervention groups by medication type

From: Implementing an audit and feedback cycle to improve adherence to the Choosing Wisely Canada recommendations: clustered randomized trail

Variable

MaPCReN providers N = 178

Control Group N = 58

Group 1: Background Information N = 71

Group 2: Modified Report N = 49

Antibiotic prescribing

2014/15 antibiotic prescribing rate, %(SD)

16.0 (SD15.8)

15.4 (SD17.3)

17.9 (SD18.4)

14.1 (SD8.5)

2016/17 antibiotic prescribing rate, %(SD)

9.3 (SD8.8)

7.6 (SD6.5)

7.8 (SD9.6)

13.2 (SD9.0)

2018/19 antibiotic prescribing rate, %(SD)

5.1 (SD5.7)

6.2 (SD6.7)

3.9 (SD4.4)

5.7 (SD5.7)

Antipsychotic prescribing

2014/15 antipsychotic prescribing rate, %(SD)

17.7 (SD16.7)

13.7 (SD15.7)

17.9 (SD16.6)

22.5 (SD17.2)

2016/17 antipsychotic prescribing rate, %(SD)

10.5 (SD22.7)

9.5 (SD19.7)

13.0 (SD23.8)

8.1 (SD24.8)

2018/19 antipsychotic prescribing rate, %(SD)

10.6 (SD31.6)

4.1 (12.7)

16.4 (SD37.5

10.4 (SD37.5)

  1. Antibiotic prescribing rate: the number of antibiotic medications prescribed for a viral indication / number of patients in the practice
  2. Antipsychotic prescribing rate: the number of antipsychotic medications prescribed to patients diagnosed with dementia/ number of patients in the practice diagnosed with dementia
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