Verbal advice plus an information leaflet reduced antibiotic use in patients presenting with acute bronchitis.

Verbal advice plus an information leaflet reduced antibiotic use in acute bronchitis.

Reducing antibiotic use for acute bronchitis in primary care: blinded, randomised controlled trial of patient information leaflet.

OBJECTIVE To assess whether sharing the uncertainty of the value of antibiotics for acute bronchitis in the form of written and verbal advice affects the likelihood of patients taking antibiotics. DESIGN Nested, single blind, randomised controlled trial. SETTING Three suburban general practices in Nottingham Participants: 259 previously well adults presenting with acute bronchitis. INTERV...

Effect of antibiotic prescribing strategies and an information leaflet on longer-term reconsultation for acute lower respiratory tract infection.

BACKGROUND Limited evidence suggests that delayed prescribing may influence future consultation behaviour. AIM To assess the effects of antibiotic prescribing strategy on reconsultation in the year following presentation with acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). DESIGN OF STUDY Balanced factorial randomised trial. SETTING Primary care. METHOD Eight hundred and seven subjects,...

Information leaflet and antibiotic prescribing strategies for acute lower respiratory tract infection: a randomized controlled trial.

CONTEXT Acute lower respiratory tract infection is the most common condition treated in primary care. Many physicians still prescribe antibiotics; however, systematic reviews of the use of antibiotics are small and have diverse conclusions. OBJECTIVE To estimate the effectiveness of 3 prescribing strategies and an information leaflet for acute lower respiratory tract infection. DESIGN, SETT...

Impact of reducing antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis on patient satisfaction.

CONTEXT Using a patient and clinician educational intervention, we successfully reduced antibiotic use for uncomplicated acute bronchitis. The impact of this intervention on patient satisfaction is not known. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether a strategy for reducing antibiotic use in acute bronchitis affects satisfaction among adult patients. DESIGN Telephone survey administered 1 to 4 weeks af...