Interpractice variability in antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections: a cross-sectional study of Australian early-career general practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Frequency of general practitioners' (GPs') antibiotic prescribing for acute, self-limiting respiratory tract infections (aRTIs) is high. The practice environment and culture influence the clinical behaviour, including prescribing behaviour, of GP specialist vocational trainees (registrars). We aimed to assess inter-practice variability in registrars' antibiotic prescribing.

Design

This was a cross-sectional analysis from the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) cohort study, from 2010 to 2020.

Setting

ReCEnT documents registrars' clinical experiences and behaviours. Before 2016, 5 of 17 Australian training regions participated in ReCEnT. From 2016, three of nine regions (~40% of Australian registrars) participated.

Participants

3210 reg

SUBMITTER: Turner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12320071 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature