Effect of patient information leaflets on antibiotic prescribing, antibiotic use, reconsultation and intention to reconsult in respiratory tract infections
| Antibiotics | Reconsultation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic prescribing RR (95% CI) | Antibiotic use RR (95% CI) | Reconsultation rate RR (95% CI) | Intention to reconsult RR (95% CI) | |
| Agnew et al18 n=115 Respiratory tract infection | – | 0.6 (0.42 to 0.86) | – | – |
| Everitt et al22 n=307 Acute conjunctivitis | – | – | – | 0.86 (0.66 to 1.12) |
| Francis et al17 n=558 Respiratory tract infection | 0.47 (0.36 to 0.64) | 0.53 (0.40 to 0.69) | 0.80 (0.52 to 1.21)* | 0.72 (0.63 to 0.82) |
| Little et al19 n=807 Respiratory tract infection | – | 0.96 (0.83 to 1.11) | 1.53 (1.03 to 2.27)† | – |
| Macfarlane et al20 n=1014 Respiratory tract infection | 1.15 (0.89 to 1.48) | – | 0.70 (0.53 to 0.91)† | – |
| Macfarlane et al21 n=259 Respiratory tract infection | – | 0.76 (0.59 to 0.97) | 0.79 (0.38 to 1.67)† | – |
Expressed as the risk of the outcome for those patients managed by patient leaflets compared with the risk of the outcome for patients managed in the control group (no leaflet).
*Within 2 weeks.
†Within 1 month.
RR, relative risk.