Background: Few interventions have proven effective in reducing the overuse of antibiotics
for acute respiratory infections. We evaluated the effect of DECISION+ 2, a shared decision …

Background Experts estimate that the prevalence of antibiotics use exceeds the prevalence
of bacterial acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Objective To develop, adapt and validate …

Background National quality indicators show little change in the overuse of antibiotics for
uncomplicated acute bronchitis. We compared the effect of 2 decision support strategies on …

Antibiotics are often prescribed to patients with respiratory tract infections who are unlikely to
benefit. Models of physician–patient interaction may help understanding of this problem and …

Background Shared decision making is an important component of patient‐centred care. It is
a set of communication and evidence‐based practice skills that elicits patients' expectations …

ContextThe impact of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) on antimicrobial prescribing
in ambulatory settings has not previously been evaluated. ObjectiveTo measure the added …

Importance “Nudges” that influence decision making through subtle cognitive mechanisms
have been shown to be highly effective in a wide range of applications, but there have been …

Importance Interventions based on behavioral science might reduce inappropriate antibiotic
prescribing. Objective To assess effects of behavioral interventions and rates of …

PURPOSE Communication experts have suggested that it is good practice to ask patients'
directly whether they expect to receive antibiotics as part of asking about the triad of ideas …

Background Increasing antibiotic resistance is recognized as a major threat to global health
and is related to antibiotic prescription rates in primary care. Shared decision-making (SDM) …