The Impact of Behavioural Insights on Effective Prescription of Antibiotics by Doctors: A Case Study from Latifa Hospital for Women and Children, Dubai Health Authority  

作　　者：Muna A. Tahlak Atif B. Fazari Fareeda Khan Raid Abukaf Lyla G. Zadeh Alawi Alsheikh Abdulaziz Istaitieh Muna A. Tahlak;Atif B. Fazari;Fareeda Khan;Raid Abukaf;Lyla G. Zadeh;Alawi Alsheikh;Abdulaziz Istaitieh(Latifa Hospital for Women and Children, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE;Mohamed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE;Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai, UAE)

机构地区：[1]Latifa Hospital for Women and Children, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE [2]Mohamed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE [3]Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai, UAE

出　　处：《Health》2023年第6期517-524,共8页健康（英文）

摘　　要：Introduction: Wise prescription of antibiotics is an ethical duty of physicians in view of rising antimicrobial resistance in the community, it should be balanced between the health requirements of the patients and resulting long-term antibiotics resistance. Overuse of antimicrobials is a major cause of emerging resistance to antimicrobials. There are multiple factors in the community that influence the physician’s antibiotic prescriptions. Methods: This is a systematic case-control study on antibiotics prescription for paediatric patients attending Latifa Hospital for Women and Children (LWCH), Dubai Health Authority, to know the effects of behavioral interventions on rates of inappropriate antimicrobials prescription by doctors in the Paediatric Emergency Department. Results: The results of our study showed the effectiveness of behavioral insights by peer comparison in antibiotic use among paediatricians in Latifa Hospital had a statistical significance (P = 0.0038). The rate of the prescription decreased from 41% to 21%, a difference of 20%. Conclusion: The study concluded behavioural intervention is an effective measure in reducing the improper prescription of antibiotics in the hospital setting.Introduction: Wise prescription of antibiotics is an ethical duty of physicians in view of rising antimicrobial resistance in the community, it should be balanced between the health requirements of the patients and resulting long-term antibiotics resistance. Overuse of antimicrobials is a major cause of emerging resistance to antimicrobials. There are multiple factors in the community that influence the physician’s antibiotic prescriptions. Methods: This is a systematic case-control study on antibiotics prescription for paediatric patients attending Latifa Hospital for Women and Children (LWCH), Dubai Health Authority, to know the effects of behavioral interventions on rates of inappropriate antimicrobials prescription by doctors in the Paediatric Emergency Department. Results: The results of our study showed the effectiveness of behavioral insights by peer comparison in antibiotic use among paediatricians in Latifa Hospital had a statistical significance (P = 0.0038). The rate of the prescription decreased from 41% to 21%, a difference of 20%. Conclusion: The study concluded behavioural intervention is an effective measure in reducing the improper prescription of antibiotics in the hospital setting.

关 键 词：Behavioural Intervention Antibiotics Prescription Behavioral Economics Health Economics Behavioural Insight 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]