Clinical judgement and antibiotic use in general practice.

30 October 1976

journal article
Published by BMJ in BMJ

Vol. 2 (6043), 1061-1064
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.2.6043.1061

Abstract

Illustrated booklets that contained standard physical but variable social and psychological information relating to 16 patients with sore throats were posted to 1000 general practitioners. The doctors were asked whether they would prescribed antibiotics in each of the cases presented. Replies were received from 634 doctors and it was found that the variations in social and psychological history provided had significantly affected the doctor's responses.

Keywords

JUDGMENT
QUESTIONNAIRES

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

Further Observations on Diagnosis and Management of General Practice Respiratory Illness using Simulated Patient Consultations
BMJ, 1974
A new look at respiratory illness in general practice. A reclassification of respiratory illness based on antibiotic prescribing.
1973

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