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dc.contributor.author | Machowska, Anna | - |
dc.contributor.author | Marrone, Gaetano | - |
dc.contributor.author | Saliba-Gustafsson, Peter | - |
dc.contributor.author | Borg, Michael Angelo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Saliba-Gustafsson, Erika A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Stålsby Lundborg, Cecilia | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-15T17:26:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-02-15T17:26:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Machowska, A., Marrone, G., Saliba-Gustafsson, P., Borg, M. A., Saliba-Gustafsson, E. A., & Stålsby Lundborg, C. (2021). Impact of a Social Marketing Intervention on General Practitioners’ Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Acute Respiratory Tract Complaints in Malta. Antibiotics, 10(4), 371. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/106410 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed in primary care for acute respiratory tract complaints (aRTCs), often inappropriately. Social marketing interventions could improve prescribing in such settings. We evaluate the impact of a social marketing intervention on general practitioners’ (GPs’) antibiotic prescribing for aRTCs in Malta. | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | Methods: Changes in GPs’ antibiotic prescribing were monitored over two surveillance periods between 2015 and 2018. Primary outcome: change in antibiotic prescription for aRTCs. Secondary outcomes: change in antibiotic prescription: (i) for immediate use, (ii) for delayed antibiotic prescription, (iii) by diagnosis, and (iv) by antibiotic class. Data were analysed using clustered analysis and interrupted time series analysis (ITSA). | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | Results: Of 33 participating GPs, 18 successfully completed the study. Although clustered analyses showed a significant 3% decrease in overall antibiotic prescription (p = 0.024), ITSA showed no significant change overall (p = 0.264). Antibiotic prescription decreased significantly for the common cold (p < 0.001), otitis media (p = 0.044), and sinusitis (p = 0.004), but increased for pharyngitis (p = 0.015). | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | Conclusions: The intervention resulted in modest improvements in GPs’ antibiotic prescribing. A more top-down approach will likely be required for future initiatives to be successful in this setting, focusing on diagnostic and prescribing support like rapid diagnostic testing, prescribing guidelines, and standardised delayed antibiotic prescriptions. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Respiratory infections -- Chemotherapy -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Drugs -- Prescribing -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Antibiotics -- Therapeutic use | en_GB |
dc.subject | Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Physicians (General practice) -- Malta -- Attitudes | en_GB |
dc.subject | Social marketing -- Evaluation | en_GB |
dc.title | Impact of a social marketing intervention on general practitioners’ antibiotic prescribing practices for acute respiratory tract complaints in Malta | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/antibiotics10040371 | - |
dc.publication.title | Antibiotics | en_GB |
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