• Are Patient Views about Antibiotics Related to Clinician Perceptions, Management and Outcome? A Multi-Country Study in Outpatients with Acute Cough 

      Coenen, Samuel; Francis, Nick; Kelly, Mark; Hood, Kerenza; Nuttal, Jacqui; Little, Paul; Verheij, Theo J. M.; Melbye, Hasse; Goossens, Herman; Butler, Christopher C. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background: Outpatients with acute cough who expect, hope for or ask for antibiotics may be more unwell, benefit more from antibiotic treatment, and be more satisfied with care when they are prescribed antibiotics. Clinicians may not accurately identify those patients. Objective: To explore whether patient views (expecting, hoping for or asking for antibiotics) are associated with illness presentation ...