Academic Detailing Compared with Group Meetings to Change Drug Prescribing for Type 2 Diabetes-A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Academic detailing (AD) is a one-on-one educational outreach with the goal to improve prescribing. There is insufficient evidence on the difference in impact between AD and group visits to facilitate behavior change among general practitioners (GPs).

Objective

To compare the impact of individual AD visits and group visits conveying the same content on treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Design

Randomized controlled trial.

Participants

GPs in Central Norway, visited September - November 2018.

Intervention

A total of 210 GPs were randomized and invited to an individual AD visit lasting 20 min; 193 were visited, of whom 146 were included in the analyses. In addition, 293 GPs were randomized and invited to a group meeting lasting 30-45 min; 261 we

SUBMITTER: Langaas HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618564 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature