Caregiver Symptom Misrepresentation to Obtain Antibiotics in Pediatric Encounters
Abstract
This survey study examines the prevalence, reasons for, and characteristics associated with caregivers’ self-reported misrepresentation of symptoms to obtain antibiotics for their child.
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Authors: Alistair Thorpe, Andrea Gurmankin Levy, Laura Danielle Scherer, Rachael Lee, Julia E. Szymczak, Jeffrey Todd Kullgren, Valerie M. Vaughn, William B Petty, Isabelle L. Palmer, Christina F. Yen, Angela Fagerlin
Institutions: University of Colorado Denver, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Michigan, University of Utah, Michigan Medicine, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Maine Medical Center, VA Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, MaineHealth, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Maine Medical Center, UAB Medicine, Denver VA Medical Center