Medical management of acute upper respiratory infections in an urban primary care out-of-hours facility: cross-sectional study of patient presentations and expectations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to examine the expectations of patients attending an urban primary care out-of-hours (OOH) facility with acute upper respiratory tract infection (acute URTI) regarding clinical examination, symptom management, information on their condition, reassurance, antibiotic treatment and other possible options including referral.

Design

Cross-sectional design.

Setting

One urban primary care OOH facility located in the midwest of Ireland.

Participants

457 patients filled out a questionnaire while waiting in the OOH facility; 22 surveys were excluded as the patients did not present with symptoms of acute URTI resulting in 435 patients' data being included in this study. There were 59.5% female participants and 40.5% male participan

SUBMITTER: O'Connor R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398638 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature