Impact of an Educational Leaflet About Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infection on Antibiotic Preferences Among US Adults ≥65 Years: An Online Randomized Controlled Survey Experiment
In an online randomized controlled survey experiment, a patient-centered educational leaflet decreased reported desires to take antibiotics for ASB and improved knowledge among US adults age ≥65 years. Patient-focused education may prepare patients to engage in antibiotic treatment decisions.
Authors
- Melissa Farrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9759-618X)
- Karen Howard
- Angela Fagerlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9192-2777)
- Andrea T. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7775-5696)
- Brandi M Muller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1119-9249)
- Julia E. Szymczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3230-8670)
- Alistair Thorpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5078-2715)
- Rachael A Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9701-8156)
- Valerie M. Vaughn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4362-7842)
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (US)
- Birmingham VA Medical Center (US)
- Utah Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf690
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- American Heart Association
- University of Utah