The effect of a tailored message package for reducing antibiotic use among respiratory tract infection patients in rural Anhui, China: a cluster randomized controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotics are over-used for patients with respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in primary care, especially in the rural areas of China.

Methods

A cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be carried out to estimate the effectiveness of a tailored message package for educating patients to reduce antibiotic use for symptomatic respiratory tract infections (RTIs). In the intervention group, patients will receive 12 short messages in 12 consecutive days. The whole process of the message design, modification, translation (of substitution variables), and sending will be facilitated by a user-friendly mini-computer program. The primary measure for assessment is the reduction in number of days in which antibiotics are used by patients with symptomatic RTIs. The seco

SUBMITTER: Liu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548556 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature