Trust, openness and continuity of care influence acceptance of antibiotics for children with respiratory tract infections: A four country qualitative study

Family Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-110

  Brookes Howell, Lucy ^a   Wood, Fiona ^a   Verheij, Theo ^b   Prout, Hayley ^a   Cooper, Lucy ^c   Hood, Kerenza ^a   Melbye, Hasse ^d   Torres, Antoni ^e   Godycki Cwirko, Maciek ^f   Fernandez Vandellos, Patricia ^e   Ystgaard, Mari Fjørtoft ^d   Taksdal, Tine Falk ^d   Krawczyk, Jaroslaw ^f   Butler, Christopher C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Continuity of care; Doctor patient relationship; Primary care; Qualitative research study; Respiratory diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPECTATION; FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOTHER; OCCUPATION; OPENNESS; PAIN; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRUST; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTICS; CONTINUITY OF CARE; DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PRIMARY CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH/STUDY; RESPIRATORY DISEASES.;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPAIN; TRUST; WALES;

EID: 84893382378     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmt052     Document Type: Article

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