Do Swiss family physicians prescribe antibiotics in line with national guidelines? A cross-sectional study
Swiss family physicians and paediatricians show high levels of non-adherence to national guidelines across several indications, with limited change post-guideline implementation. Certain demographic characteristics of physicians and patient behaviour exacerbate these inappropriate prescribing habits. These insights indicate the need to enhance guideline dissemination and adoption by considering physicians' needs.
Authors
- Yolanda Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8861-4538)
- Catherine Plüss-Suard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-8057)
- Arnaud Peytremann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3059-6995)
- D. Y. Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8357-1560)
- Noémie Boillat‐Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2490-8174)
- Anne Niquille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-5731)
- Jelena Dunaiceva
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Swiss Medical Weekly
- Published
- 2025-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.57187/s.4234
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Bundesamt für Gesundheit