Caregiver perspectives and preferences for acute otitis media management
Surveyed caregivers of children in Denver, Colorado, with acute otitis media (AOM) preferred immediate antibiotics over delayed antibiotics or observation. Overall, 77% stated that they would immediately fill a prescription written as delayed. In contrast, 86% of caregivers favored whichever duratio...
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| description | Surveyed caregivers of children in Denver, Colorado, with acute otitis media (AOM) preferred immediate antibiotics over delayed antibiotics or observation. Overall, 77% stated that they would immediately fill a prescription written as delayed. In contrast, 86% of caregivers favored whichever duration was recommended by the provider or the shortest duration necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1efd22c7076b4eafa4b174ec68d414132023-03-09T12:27:47ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2021-01-01110.1017/ash.2021.242Caregiver perspectives and preferences for acute otitis media managementHolly M. Frost0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3016-3287Amy Keith1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9172-2142Thresia Sebastian2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1605-8939Timothy C. Jenkins3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1029-7085Department of Pediatrics, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado Office of Research, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, ColoradoOffice of Research, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, ColoradoDepartment of Pediatrics, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, ColoradoDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, ColoradoSurveyed caregivers of children in Denver, Colorado, with acute otitis media (AOM) preferred immediate antibiotics over delayed antibiotics or observation. Overall, 77% stated that they would immediately fill a prescription written as delayed. In contrast, 86% of caregivers favored whichever duration was recommended by the provider or the shortest duration necessary.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X21002424/type/journal_article |
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