Effect of interactive group discussion among physicians to promote rational prescribing
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This study assessed the effect of an educational intervention (interactive group discussion) on the prescribing behaviour of 51 general physicians from the north-west of Tabriz. Prescriptions were analysed pre-intervention and post-intervention (control and intervention groups) using a proforma with 8 indicators of correct prescribing. The mean number of drugs per prescription pre-intervention was 3.82. The percentage of prescriptions with antibiotics, corticosteroids and injections were 40.8%, 25.9% and 58.0%, respectively. Following the intervention there were slight but not significant changes in the indicators in both intervention and control groups compared with pre-intervention results.
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aminoglycoside, antiinflammatory agent, cardiovascular agent, cephalosporin, glucocorticoid, penicillin G, article, clinical practice, education program, general practitioner, interactive group discussion, intervention study, Iran, physician attitude, practice guideline, prescription, scoring system, analysis of variance, attitude to health, chi square distribution, clinical practice, clinical trial, controlled clinical trial, controlled study, developing country, drug utilization, education, health care policy, health care quality, health personnel attitude, health service, human, information processing, medical education, needs assessment, organization and management, patient selection, psychological aspect, randomized controlled trial, statistics, Analysis of Variance, Attitude of Health Personnel, Chi-Square Distribution, Developing Countries, Drug Prescriptions, Drug Utilization, Education, Medical, Continuing, Focus Groups, Health Care Reform, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Services Misuse, Humans, Iran, Needs Assessment, Patient Selection, Physician's Practice Patterns, Physicians, Family, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Program Evaluation