General Practitioner trainers prescribe fewer antibiotics in primary care: Evidence from France.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Antibiotic prescription is a central public health issue. Overall, 90% of antibiotic prescriptions are delivered to patients in ambulatory care, and a substantial proportion of these prescriptions could be avoided. General Practitioner (GP) trainers are similar to other GPs in terms of sociodemographic and medical activities, but they may have different prescription patterns. Our aim was to compare the antibiotic prescribing rates between GP trainers and non-trainers.

Methods

This observational cross-sectional study was conducted on administrative data claims from the French National Health Insurance. The antibiotic prescribing rate was calculated. The main independent variable was the training status of the GPs. Prescribing rates were adjusted for the various GPs' c

SUBMITTER: Devillers L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5784911 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature