Table 6 Responses to each item of the outcome expectancies questionnaire
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | ||||||
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For each option please rate your level of agreement using the scale below to the following statement: “If I treat a patient with an RTI without prescribing antibiotics....” | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control |
I will help reduce antibiotic resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.2 | 5.4 | 51.9 | 62.5 | 25.9 | 30.4 |
This will help to educate the patient that antibiotics are not always necessary for treating RTI. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 0 | 40.7 | 51.8 | 40.7 | 48.2 |
The patient will be less satisfied with the outcome of the consultation. | 14.8 | 3.6 | 18.5 | 30.4 | 47.1 | 57.1 | 18.5 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
The patient will be at risk of developing further clinical complications. | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 14.8 | 44.4 | 39.3 | 25 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 |
The consultation will take longer (in order to explain non-prescribing decision to patient). | 3.7 | 0 | 3.7 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 10.7 | 66.7 | 64.3 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
The patient will be more likely to re-consult with the same problem. | 3.7 | 1.8 | 44.4 | 39.3 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 29.6 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
The patient is more likely to book an appointment with another GP in future. | 0 | 1.8 | 51.9 | 33.9 | 18.5 | 42.9 | 29.6 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 |