Provider views on rapid diagnostic tests and antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are often inappropriately treated with antibiotics. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have been developed with the aim of improving antibiotic prescribing but uptake remains low. The aim of this study was to examine provider knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding RDT use and their relationship to antibiotic prescribing decisions across multiple clinical departments in an urban safety-net hospital.

Methods

We conducted a mixed methods sequential explanatory study. Providers with prescribing authority (attending physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants) who had at least 20 RTI encounters from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. Eighty-five providers completed surveys and 16 participated in interviews. We conduc

SUBMITTER: Burrowes SAB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8629209 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature