Spillover From an Intervention on Antibiotic Prescribing for Family Physicians: A Post Hoc Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Antibiotic audit and feedback is effective at reducing antibiotic prescribing in primary care.

Objective

To evaluate the spillover of an audit-and-feedback intervention originally targeted at patients aged 65 years or older on a broader population of all age groups.

Design, setting, and participants

This is a post hoc secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that was conducted among primary care physicians in Ontario, Canada. Physicians were randomized in a 4:1 allocation, with a peer comparison feedback letter sent in January 2022. Physicians in the control group received no letter. The randomized clinical trial was conducted from January 2021 to December 2022, and this analysis was performed from March to June 2024.

Exposure

A mailed antib

SUBMITTER: Saqib K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12215572 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature