General practitioners’ accounts of negotiating antibiotic prescribing decisions with patients: a qualitative study on what influences antibiotic prescribing in low, medium and high prescribing practices

General practitioners’ accounts of negotiating antibiotic prescribing decisions with patients: a qualitative study on what influences antibiotic prescribing in low, medium and high prescribing practices

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is high on the UK public health policy agenda, and poses challenges to patient safety and the provision of health services. Widespread prescribing of antibiotics is thought to increase AMR, and mostly takes place in primary medical care. However, pr...

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Main Authors: Marieke M. van der Zande, Melanie Dembinsky, Giovanni Aresi, Tjeerd P. van Staa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Antibiotic prescribing
Attitudes of health care personnel
Primary health care
Shared decision making
Qualitative research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1065-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1065-x

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