Association between parental satisfaction and antibiotic prescription for children with cough and cold symptoms

• Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 24; no. 9; p. 774
• Main Authors: Christakis, Dimitri A, Wright, Jeffrey A, Taylor, James A, Zimmerman, Frederick J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2005
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Attitude of Health Personnel; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Cough - diagnosis; Cough - drug therapy; Drug Utilization; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Parents; Personal Satisfaction; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Probability; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis; Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome; United States; United States

Providers' interest in satisfying parents may provide an impetus for unnecessary antibiotic use in children. To determine (1) whether receipt of antibiotics at a visit for cough and cold symptoms was associated with increased satisfaction and (2) whether nonreceipt of antibiotics at an initial...