Prescribing antibiotics

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  What influences the decision making process of senior medical doctors when prescribing antibiotics for acute lower respiratory tract infections.

• IRAS ID

  252691

• Contact name

  Peter Jones

• Contact email

  p.jones@bangor.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Bangor University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 3 months, 22 days

• Research summary

  Aim

  The aim of this study is to discuss what has influenced senior doctors to prescribe antibiotics for acute lower respiratory tract infections.

  Objectives

  • Review the current literature around what does influence doctors decision making process when prescribing antibiotics
  • Conduct semi structured interviews with senior doctors working within a hospital setting
  • Discuss with senior doctors within the interviews what influences them when prescribing of antibiotics for acute bacterial infections
  • Analyse and describe these different prescribing influences.
  • Discuss way that these influences affect their prescribing habits and choices and the decision making process involved when prescribing antibiotics for acute lower respiratory tract infections.

• REC name

  N/A

• REC reference

  N/A