Caregiver Symptom Misrepresentation to Obtain Antibiotics in Pediatric Encounters
This survey study examines the prevalence, reasons for, and characteristics associated with caregivers’ self-reported misrepresentation of symptoms to obtain antibiotics for their child.
Authors
- Andrea Gurmankin Levy
- Laura Danielle Scherer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8660-7115)
- Angela Fagerlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9192-2777)
- Christina F. Yen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-4693)
- Julia E. Szymczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3230-8670)
- Alistair Thorpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5078-2715)
- Jeffrey Todd Kullgren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6269-5707)
- Valerie M. Vaughn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4362-7842)
- William B Petty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8646-6361)
- Rachael A. Lee
- Isabelle L. Palmer
Institutions
- Maine Medical Center (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (US)
- Denver VA Medical Center (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- MaineHealth (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- VA Center for Clinical Management Research (US)
- Birmingham VA Medical Center (US)
- Maine Medical Center (US)
- UAB Medicine (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.39564
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.68