How do general practitioners access guidelines and utilise electronic medical records to make clinical decisions on antibiotic use? Results from an Australian qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to explore how general practitioners (GPs) access and use both guidelines and electronic medical records (EMRs) to assist in clinical decision-making when prescribing antibiotics in Australia.

Design

This is an exploratory qualitative study with thematic analysis interpreted using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) framework.

Setting

This study was conducted in general practice in Victoria, Australia.

Participants

Twenty-six GPs from five general practices were recruited to participate in five focus groups between February and April 2018.

Results

GPs expressed that current EMR systems do not provide clinical decision support to assist with antibiotic prescribing. Access and use of guidelines were variable. GPs who had more c

SUBMITTER: Biezen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687052 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature