Mailed feedback to primary care physicians on antibiotic prescribing for patients aged 65 years and older: pragmatic, factorial randomised controlled trial

AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate whether providing family physicians with feedback on their antibiotic prescribing compared with that of their peers reduces antibiotic prescriptions. To also identify effects on antibiotic prescribing from case-mix adjusted feedback reports and messages emphasising anti...

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Published in:	BMJ (Online) Vol. 385; p. e079329
Main Authors:	Schwartz, Kevin L, Shuldiner, Jennifer, Langford, Bradley J, Brown, Kevin A, Schultz, Susan E, Leung, Valerie, Daneman, Nick, Tadrous, Mina, Witteman, Holly O, Garber, Gary, Grimshaw, Jeremy M, Leis, Jerome A, Presseau, Justin, Silverman, Michael S, Taljaard, Monica, Gomes, Tara, Lacroix, Meagan, Brehaut, Jamie, Thavorn, Kednapa, Gushue, Sharon, Friedman, Lindsay, Zwarenstein, Merrick, Ivers, Noah
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 05.06.2024 BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics Audits Drug Prescriptions - standards Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data Factorial experiments Feedback Female Humans Infections Intervention Male Ontario Out of pocket costs Patients Peers Physicians Physicians, Primary Care Postal Service Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Prescriptions Primary care Quality control Ontario Ontario Canada Canada
ISSN:	1756-1833, 1756-1833
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