Skip to main content

Main menu

  • HOME
  • LATEST ARTICLES
  • ALL ISSUES
  • AUTHORS & REVIEWERS
  • RESOURCES
    • About BJGP Open
    • Editorial Board
    • Editorial Fellowships
    • Outreach
    • Research into Publication Science
    • Advertising
    • BJGP Life
    • Feedback
    • Alerts
    • Conference
    • eLetters
    • Audio abstracts
  • RACE AND RACISM IN PRIMARY CARE
  • RCGP
    • British Journal of General Practice
    • BJGP for RCGP members
    • RCGP eLearning
    • InnovAIT Journal
    • Jobs and careers
    • RCGP e-Portfolio

User menu

  • Alerts

Search

  • Advanced search
BJGP Open
  • RCGP
    • British Journal of General Practice
    • BJGP for RCGP members
    • RCGP eLearning
    • InnovAIT Journal
    • Jobs and careers
    • RCGP e-Portfolio
  • Subscriptions
  • Alerts
  • Log in
  • Follow bjgp on Twitter
  • Visit bjgp on Facebook
  • Blog
Advertisement
BJGP Open

Advanced Search

  • HOME
  • LATEST ARTICLES
  • ALL ISSUES
  • AUTHORS & REVIEWERS
  • RESOURCES
    • About BJGP Open
    • Editorial Board
    • Editorial Fellowships
    • Outreach
    • Research into Publication Science
    • Advertising
    • BJGP Life
    • Feedback
    • Alerts
    • Conference
    • eLetters
    • Audio abstracts
  • RACE AND RACISM IN PRIMARY CARE
Research

Alternative approaches to managing respiratory tract infections: A survey of public perceptions

Alex Moore, Rebecca Cannings-John, Christopher Butler, Cliodna McNulty and Nick Francis
BJGP Open 8 December 2020; BJGPO.2020.0124. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0124
Alex Moore
1 Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Rebecca Cannings-John
2 Cardiff University Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Christopher Butler
3 Nuffield Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Cliodna McNulty
4 Public Health England, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Nick Francis
5 Primary Care and Population Sciences, Aldermoor Surgery, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: nick.francis@soton.ac.uk
  • Article
  • Info
  • eLetters
  • PDF
Loading

Abstract

Aim: To describe public perceptions regarding finger-prick testing, back-up antibiotic prescriptions (BUP), and alternatives to traditional consultations for RTIs, and identify factors associated with favouring these approaches. Design and setting: Online national survey (HealthWise Wales) with linked primary care health record data. Methods: Survey item response distributions were described. Associations between responses about consultation alternatives, BUP and finger-prick point of care testing, and potential explanatory variables, were explored using logistic regression. Results: 8,752 participants completed the survey between 2016 and 2018. 76.7% (3,807/4,966) and 71.2% (3,529/4,953) of respondents with valid responses were in favour of being able to consult with a pharmacist or nurse in their GP surgery, or with a community pharmacist, respectively. 92.8% (8034/8659) of respondents indicated they would be happy to have a finger-prick test to guide antibiotic prescribing, and 31.8% (2746/8646) indicated they would like to be given a BUP if their clinician thought immediate antibiotics were not required. 47.4% (2342/4944) and 42.3% (2095/4949) were in favour of having video and email consultations respectively. Characteristics associated with different response options were identified. Conclusion: Consulting with pharmacists, using electronic communication tools, and finger-prick testing are widely acceptable approaches. BUP was described as acceptable less often and is likely to require greater information and support when used.

  • Clinical (general)
  • Comorbidity
  • Continuity of care
  • Clinical (physical)
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Diabetes
  • Research methods
  • Epidemiology
  • Received July 17, 2020.
  • Accepted November 2, 2020.
  • Copyright © 2020, The Authors

This article is Open Access: CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Back to top
Previous ArticleNext Article

Latest Articles

Download PDF
Article Alerts
Or,
sign in or create an account with your email address
Email Article

Thank you for recommending BJGP Open.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person to whom you are recommending the page knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Alternative approaches to managing respiratory tract infections: A survey of public perceptions
(Your Name) has forwarded a page to you from BJGP Open
(Your Name) thought you would like to see this page from BJGP Open.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
Accepted Manuscript
Alternative approaches to managing respiratory tract infections: A survey of public perceptions
Alex Moore, Rebecca Cannings-John, Christopher Butler, Cliodna McNulty, Nick Francis
BJGP Open 8 December 2020; BJGPO.2020.0124. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0124

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Accepted Manuscript
Alternative approaches to managing respiratory tract infections: A survey of public perceptions
Alex Moore, Rebecca Cannings-John, Christopher Butler, Cliodna McNulty, Nick Francis
BJGP Open 8 December 2020; BJGPO.2020.0124. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0124
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo CiteULike logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
  • Mendeley logo Mendeley

Jump to section

  • Top
  • Article
  • Info
  • eLetters
  • PDF

Keywords

  • Clinical (general)
  • Comorbidity
  • Continuity of care
  • Clinical (physical)
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Diabetes
  • Research methods
  • Epidemiology

More in this TOC Section

  • Denigration of general practice as a career choice: The students’ perspective. A qualitative study
  • GP decisions to participate in emergencies: a randomised vignette study
  • Are more men seeking help for erectile dysfunction? A time trend analysis
Show more Research

Related Articles

Cited By...

Advertisement

@BJGPOpen's Likes on Twitter

 
 

British Journal of General Practice

NAVIGATE

  • Home
  • Latest articles
  • Authors & reviewers

RCGP

  • British Journal of General Practice
  • BJGP for RCGP members
  • RCGP eLearning
  • InnovAiT Journal
  • Jobs and careers
  • RCGP e-Portfolio

MY ACCOUNT

  • RCGP members' login
  • Terms and conditions

NEWS AND UPDATES

  • About BJGP Open
  • Alerts
  • RSS feeds
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

AUTHORS & REVIEWERS

  • Submit an article
  • Writing for BJGP Open: research
  • Writing for BJGP Open: practice & policy
  • BJGP Open editorial process & policies
  • BJGP Open ethical guidelines
  • Peer review for BJGP Open

CUSTOMER SERVICES

  • Advertising
  • Open access licence

CONTRIBUTE

  • BJGP Life
  • eLetters
  • Feedback

CONTACT US

BJGP Open Journal Office
RCGP
30 Euston Square
London NW1 2FB
Tel: +44 (0)20 3188 7679
Email: bjgpopen@rcgp.org.uk

BJGP Open is an editorially-independent publication of the Royal College of General Practitioners

© 2021 BJGP Open

Online ISSN: 2398-3795