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| Title |
Are Sore Throat Patients Who Hope for Antibiotics Actually Asking for Pain Relief?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Annals of Family Medicine, November 2006
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| DOI | 10.1370/afm.609 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mieke L. van Driel, An De Sutter, Myriam Deveugele, Wim Peersman, Christopher C. Butler, Marc De Meyere, Jan De Maeseneer, Thierry Christiaens |
| Abstract |
Antibiotics are still overprescribed for self-limiting upper respiratory tract infections such as acute sore throat, and physicians mention patient's desire for antibiotics as a driving force. We studied patients' concerns when visiting their family physician for acute sore throat, more specifically the importance they attach to antibiotic treatment and pain relief. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 40% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 137 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 129 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 34 | 25% |
| Unknown | 18 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 79 | 58% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 3% |
| Psychology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 9% |
| Unknown | 23 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 45. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 November 2023.
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#944,647
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#405
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#1,493
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#1
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