Butler, Christopher Collett ![]() |
Abstract
Acute respiratory tract infection is the commonest reason for children consulting, and about one-fifth re-consult for the same illness episode. Fifty-nine audiotape recordings from nine general practitioners (GPs) consulting with children with acute respiratory tract infections were examined. Prognosis was mentioned in only 22 consultations, with GPs predicting a brief course in 11, a possibly longer than expected course in six, and with predicted duration not made explicit in five. Carers were invited to re-consult if they were ‘unhappy’ with the child's condition in 11 consultations, and specific triggers to re-consult were provided in 15. A patient information leaflet was given out only once. Providing carers with an evidence-based account of the likely clinical course and communicating specific triggers to re-consult may help them manage more of these illness episodes without re-consulting.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Medicine Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI) |
Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Children; infections, upper respiratory; physician–patient relations; prognosis; patient education. |
Publisher: | Royal College of General Practitioners |
ISSN: | 0960-1643 |
Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2022 09:40 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/59585 |
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