Online commentary during the physical examination: a communication tool for avoiding inappropriate antibiotic prescribing?
Authors: R. Mangione-Smith, T. Stivers, M. Elliott, L. McDonald, J. Heritage Manufacturer: Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd Keywords: Antibiotics ISBN: B000MCHLOO
Book description A previously identified communication behavior, online commentary, is physician talk that describes what he/she is seeing, feeling, or hearing during the physical examination of the patient. The investigators who identified this communication behavior hypothesized that its use may be associated with successful physician resistance to perceived or actual patient expectations for inappropriate antibiotic medication. This paper examines the relationship between actual and perceived parental expectations for antibiotics and physician use of online commentary as well as the relationship between online commentary use and the physician's prescribing decision. We conducted a prospective… Pharmacology text books: This is Heroin, Diabetes in Japan: The Markets for Monitoring, Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemics, and Drugs to Treat Complications, Your First Year as a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional, Clinical Nursing Practices: Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice, Outlines & Highlights for Personal Health: Perspectives and Lifestyles by Floyd (Cram 101) |
