Agnew J, Taaffe M, Darker C, O'Shea B, Clarke J
Shandon House, Summerhill Medical Centre, Summerhill, Co Meath.
Ir Med J. 2013 Sep;106(8):243-4.
The appropriate prescribing of antibiotics is a challenge in primary care12. We performed an interventional trial to determine if providing an information leaflet on antibiotics with a delayed antibiotic prescription influenced the patient's decision to use the antibiotic for a respiratory tract infection (RTI). The control group (n = 69) where given a delayed prescription and the intervention group (n = 46) were given an information leaflet on antibiotics with the delayed prescription. In the control group, 72% (n = 50) of patients indicated they subsequently used the antibiotic, and in the intervention group, 43%(n = 20) indicated they used the antibiotic, this difference was statistically significant (p = 0.0018.) The key conclusion of this study is that delayed prescriptions should be issued with an appropriate information sheet.
在基层医疗中，合理开具抗生素处方是一项挑战。我们进行了一项干预试验，以确定提供一份关于抗生素的信息传单并延迟开具抗生素处方是否会影响患者针对呼吸道感染（RTI）使用抗生素的决定。对照组（n = 69）接受延迟处方，干预组（n = 46）除延迟处方外还收到一份关于抗生素的信息传单。在对照组中，72%（n = 50）的患者表示随后使用了抗生素，而在干预组中，43%（n = 20）的患者表示使用了抗生素，这一差异具有统计学意义（p = 0.0018）。这项研究的关键结论是，应随延迟处方发放适当的信息单。
