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SUBMITTER: Morrell L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7558347 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morrell Liz L Buchanan James J Roope Laurence S J LSJ Pouwels Koen B KB Butler Christopher C CC Hayhoe Benedict B Moore Michael V MV Tonkin-Crine Sarah S McLeod Monsey M Robotham Julie V JV Walker A Sarah AS Wordsworth Sarah S On Behalf Of The Stepup Team
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) 20200916 9
Delayed antibiotic prescription in primary care has been shown to reduce antibiotic consumption, without increasing risk of complications, yet is not widely used in the UK. We sought to quantify the relative importance of factors affecting the decision to give a delayed prescription, using a stated-choice survey among UK general practitioners. Respondents were asked whether they would provide a delayed or immediate prescription in fifteen hypothetical consultations, described by eight attributes ...[more]