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Factors associated with antibiotic prescribing in a managed care setting: An exploratory investigation

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  • Lambert, Bruce L.
  • Salmon, J. Warren
  • Stubbings, Joann
  • Gilomen-Study, Gina
  • Valuck, Robert J.
  • Kezlarian, Kim

Abstract

This multi-site, cross-sectional, observational study sought to identify attitudinal and social normative factors associated with the prescribing of oral antibiotics to ambulatory patients in a managed care setting. Participants were 25 physicians specializing in internal medicine, family practice or pediatrics from five ambulatory care clinics within a large, fully integrated health care system in a major midwestern U.S. city. The main outcome measure was number of prescriptions per physician written in the fourth quarter of 1994 for each of seven selected antibiotics. Correlational and multiple regression analyses revealed that behavioral intentions were significantly associated (P

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  • Lambert, Bruce L. & Salmon, J. Warren & Stubbings, Joann & Gilomen-Study, Gina & Valuck, Robert J. & Kezlarian, Kim, 1997. "Factors associated with antibiotic prescribing in a managed care setting: An exploratory investigation," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 45(12), pages 1767-1779, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:45:y:1997:i:12:p:1767-1779
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    1. Pieter-Jan Cortoos & Bert H. J. Schreurs & Willy E. Peetermans & Karel De Witte & Gert Laekeman, 2012. "Divergent Intentions to Use Antibiotic Guidelines," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 32(1), pages 145-153, January.
    2. Chenxi Liu & Chaojie Liu & Dan Wang & Xinping Zhang, 2019. "Knowledge, Attitudes and Intentions to Prescribe Antibiotics: A Structural Equation Modeling Study of Primary Care Institutions in Hubei, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-16, July.

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