Exploration of Primary Care Clinician Attitudes and Cognitive Characteristics Associated With Prescribing Antibiotics for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Antibiotic treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria is not recommended in guidelines but is a major driver of inappropriate antibiotic use.

Objective

To evaluate whether clinician culture and personality traits are associated with a predisposition toward inappropriate prescribing.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study involved secondary analysis of a previously completed survey. A total of 723 primary care clinicians in active practice in Texas, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Pacific Northwest, including physicians and advanced practice clinicians, were surveyed from June 1, 2018, to November 26, 2019, regarding their approach to a hypothetical patient with asymptomatic bacteriuria. Clinician culture was represented by training background and region

SUBMITTER: Baghdadi JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142875 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature