Education vs Clinician Feedback on Antibiotic Prescriptions for Acute Respiratory Infections in Telemedicine: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotics prescribed for acute respiratory tract infections in the telemedicine setting are often unwarranted.

Objective

We hypothesized that education plus individualized feedback, compared with education alone, would significantly reduce antibiotic prescription rates for upper respiratory infections, bronchitis, sinusitis, and pharyngitis in a telemedicine setting.

Design

Two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial conducted at a telemedicine practice from January 1, 2018, to November 30, 2018.

Participants

Clinicians employed at the practice on or after January 1, 2017 (n = 45).

Interventions

The control group received education (treatment guideline presentation and online course) in April 2018. The intervention group received edu

SUBMITTER: Du Yan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7878643 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature