Behavioral interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing: a randomized pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinicians frequently prescribe antibiotics inappropriately for acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Our objective was to test information technology-enabled behavioral interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for ARIs in a randomized controlled pilot test trial.

Methods

Primary care clinicians were randomized in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial experiment with 3 interventions: 1) Accountable Justifications; 2) Suggested Alternatives; and 3) Peer Comparison. Beforehand, participants completed an educational module. Measures included: rates of antibiotic prescribing for: non-antibiotic-appropriate ARI diagnoses, acute sinusitis/pharyngitis, all other diagnoses/symptoms of respiratory infection, and all three ARI categories combined.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Persell SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4975897 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature