Exploring antibiotic prescribing in public and private primary care settings in Singapore: a qualitative analysis informing theory and evidence-based planning for value-driven intervention design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Singapore's healthcare system presents an ideal context to learn from diverse public and private operational models and funding systems.

Aim

To explore processes underpinning decision-making for antibiotic prescribing, by considering doctors' experiences in different primary care settings.

Methods

Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 doctors working in publicly funded primary care clinics (polyclinics) and 13 general practitioners (GP) working in private practices (solo, small and large). Data were analysed using applied thematic analysis following realist principles, synthesised into a theoretical model, informing solutions to appropriate antibiotic prescribing.

Results

Given Singapore's lack of national guidelines for antibiotic

SUBMITTER: Guo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8519324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature