Impact of Educational Films on Antibiotic Prescription among Physicians: A Web-Based Survey in Japan.

ABSTRACT: Although antibiotics are most frequently prescribed for respiratory tract infections, effective interventions for their proper use by physicians have not been fully established. We assessed the impact of educational films on the rates of antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections using fictitious scenarios. In this nationwide web-based survey prospective study, a total of 1100 physicians were included. The physicians were required to view educational short films and determine the need for prescribing antibiotics in 10 fictitious scenarios involving adults diagnosed with different acute respiratory tract infectious diseases. The antibiotic prescription rates for each scenario were compared before and after viewing the educational short film. The rates of antibiotic prescripti

SUBMITTER: Komiya K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11350881 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature