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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2008

Diagnosis-prescribing surveys in 2000, 2002 and 2005 in Swedish general practice: Consultations, diagnosis, diagnostics and treatment choices

Malin André; Åsa Vernby; Inga Odenholt; Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg; Inge Axelsson; Margareta Eriksson; Arne Runehagen; Åke Schwan; Sigvard Mölstad

The aim of this study is to present diagnostic patterns, diagnostics used and antibiotic treatment in relation to guidelines in 3 repeated diagnosis-prescription studies conducted simultaneously in general practice in 5 Swedish counties, during 1 week in November 2000, 2002 and 2005. General practitioners (GPs) at the participating health centres were asked to complete a form for all patients with symptoms of an infectious disease. During the studied periods a total of 15,371 consultations was registered. Consultations with GPs diagnosed as respiratory tract infection (RTI), especially consultations for sore throat, decreased considerably between y 2000 and 2005. The percentage of patients allocated an RTI diagnosis and prescribed an antibiotic declined significantly from 54% to 49% and the decline was most pronounced among children. Penicillin V remained the dominant antibiotic prescribed throughout the study periods. For lower urinary tract infections there was a significant change in choice of prescribed antibiotics with an increase for pivmecillinam and nitrofurantoin and a decrease for trimethoprim, in accordance with recommendations. The results indicate a quite close adherence to current guidelines, with changes in the pattern of consultations as well as in the management of infectious diseases in general practice in Sweden.


Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2008

Infections and antibiotic prescribing in Swedish nursing homes: A cross-sectional study

Eva Pettersson; Åsa Vernby; Sigvard Mölstad; Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg

The aim of this study was to present and assess the treatment of infections in Swedish nursing homes. It included 58 nursing homes with 3002 residents. During 3 months, nurses in the nursing homes recorded all infections requiring a physicians opinion. Of the 889 infectious episodes, 84% were treated with antibiotics. Many of the antibiotics were issued after indirect contact with the physician (38%). Indications for antibiotics were in 55% of the cases urinary tract infections (UTI), in 17% skin and soft-tissue infections and in 15% respiratory tract infections (RTI). The most common antibiotics were penicillins (38%), followed by quinolones (23%) and trimethoprim (18%). For the major indication, lower UTI in women, half of the cases were not treated according to the recommendations. The main concerns were length of treatment and overprescribing of quinolones. For the second major diagnosis, pneumonia, the high use of doxycycline could be questioned. Continuing education on infections and their treatment in nursing homes is needed. Training should preferably include both physicians and nurses as a high proportion of antibiotics is issued without direct contact with the physician.


Pharmacy Practice (internet) | 2008

Health information, an area for competition in Swedish pharmacies

Elin C. Larsson; Nina Viberg; Åsa Vernby; Johanna Nordmark; Cecilia Stålsby-Lundborg

Objective To investigate the views and expectations of a selected group of customers regarding health information in Swedish pharmacies. Methods A repeated cross sectional, questionnaire study carried out in 2004 and 2005. Customers buying calcium products answered questions on osteoporosis and general questions on health promotion and information. Results Respondents had a positive attitude towards receiving health information from the pharmacies and towards the pharmacies’ future role in health promotion. However, only 30% of the respondents expected to get information on general health issues from the pharmacy. In spite of this, 76% (2004) and 72% (2005) of the respondents believed that the pharmacies could influence people’s willingness to improve their health. Conclusion There is a gap between the respondents’ positive attitudes towards the Swedish pharmacies and their low expectations as regards the pharmacies’ ability to provide health information. In the light of the upcoming change to the state monopoly on medicine sales, this gap could be an important area for competition between the actors in the new situation for medicine sales in Sweden.


Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 2008

Pharmaceutical policies: effects of cap and co-payment on rational drug use

Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren; Morten Aaserud; Gunn Elisabeth Vist; Craig Ramsay; Andrew D Oxman; Heidrun Sturm; Jan Peter Kösters; Åsa Vernby


Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 2010

A survey of public knowledge and awareness related to antibiotic use and resistance in Sweden

Malin André; Åsa Vernby; Johanna Berg; Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg


Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 2011

Can a multifaceted educational intervention targeting both nurses and physicians change the prescribing of antibiotics to nursing home residents? A cluster randomized controlled trial

Eva Pettersson; Åsa Vernby; Sigvard Mölstad; Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg


African Health Sciences | 2011

Adverse drug reactions in patients admitted on internal medicine wards in a district and regional hospital in Uganda.

Winifred Adrine Tumwikirize; Jasper Ogwal-Okeng; Åsa Vernby; Ww Anokbonggo; Lars L. Gustafsson; Sc Lundborg


BMC Family Practice | 2006

Quality of interaction between primary health-care providers and patients with type 2 diabetes in Muscat, Oman: an observational study

Nadia Noor Abdulhadi; Mohammed Al-Shafaee; Claes-Göran Östenson; Åsa Vernby; Rolf Wahlström


International Journal of Std & Aids | 2007

Health providers' competence in the management of reproductive tract infections in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Amphoy Sihavong; Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg; Lamphone Syhakhang; Åsa Vernby; Amphayvanh Panyanouvong; Lena Marions; Rolf Wahlström


European Journal of Epidemiology | 2010

Can incentives undermine intrinsic motivation to participate in epidemiologic surveys

Marika Wenemark; Åsa Vernby; Annika Lindahl Norberg

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