Samantha's Magnus's Annotated Bibliography

Aronson, B. (2006). Antibiotic-taking experiences of undergraduate college students. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 18(12), 591-598. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00184.x.

Aronson , an associate professor and undergraduate coordinator at Southern Connecticut State University, discusses the experiences of undergraduate students prescribed short-term antibiotic therapies along with the factors influencing how well they adhere to their short term regime of antibiotics. The main item produced from this research was the importance of self management when it comes to taking antibiotics are prescribed, and the importance of clinicians offering methods to help ensure antibiotics are taken as prescribed.

Berzanskyte, A., Valinteliene, R., Haaijer-Ruskamp, F., Gurevicius, R., & Grigoryan, L. (2006). Self-medication with antibiotics in Lithuania. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 19(4), 246-253. Retrieved from PsycINFO database.

This study, focusing specifically on Lithuania residents, gathered data on the prevalence of antibiotic use in the population specifically self-medication of antibiotics. The results illustrated that individuals in managerial, executive and professional occupations used antibiotics without prescription 8.38 more often than retired people, and rural individuals used non prescribed antibiotics 1.79 more often than urban individuals, illustrating that occupation and place of residence had an impact on antibiotic misuse within Lithuania.

Cadieux, G., Tamblyn, R., Dauphinee, D., & Libman, M. (2007). Predictors of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing among primary care physicians. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 177(8), 877-883. doi:10.1503/cmaj.070151.

This article studied a historical collection of primary care physicians and evaluated if inappropriate antibiotic prescribing behaviors had occurred during their first six to nine years of practice. This study found that inappropriate antibiotic prescription tended to increase over the time the physicians were in practice and physicians with a higher volume of patients were more likely to inappropriately prescribe antibiotics.

Davis, A., & Whyte, J. (2008). A community health nursing approach to the problem of antibiotic over-prescribing. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 25(3), 161-174. doi:10.1080/07370010802221792.

This article discusses the results an experiment focusing on the effects of a nurse lead program focusing on decreasing the inappropriate prescription of antibiotics. The study reflects on the before and after behaviors of clinicians prescribing antibiotics and shows promising results such as a decrease in broad spectrum antibiotic prescription after the ‘intervention’ program.

Haltiwanger, K., Hayden, G., Weber, T., Evans, B., & Possner, A. (2001). Antibiotic-seeking behavior in college students: What do they really expect?. Journal of American College Health, 50(1), 9-13. doi:10.1080/07448480109595705.

This article summarizes the findings of a study conducted by Haltiwanger et. al within a large university in central Virginia with the goal of evaluating the level of antibiotic-seeking behaviors of college students. The article highlights that despite higher levels of education found in college students antibiotic misuse was still found and students still sought antibiotics despite knowing they were inappropriate to help their illnesses.

Hawkings, N., Butler, C., & Wood, F. (2008). Antibiotics in the community: A typology of user behaviours. Patient Education and Counseling, 73(1), 146-152. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2008.05.025.

The purpose of the study performed within this paper was to contribute to the understand and beliefs about antibiotics and the typology of antibiotics user behaviors. This study found that the public is confident about the safety and efficacy of antibiotics and although most take antibiotics are prescribed there is still a large range of other individuals who unintentionally and intentionally exhibit non-adherent behaviors. As a results this article stresses the importance of promoting public engagement in the control of antibiotic resistance through education and alternative solutions.

Kumar, R., Indira, K., Rizvi, A., Rizvi, T., & Jeyaseelan, L. (2008). Antibiotic prescribing practices in primary and secondary health care facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 33(6), 625-634. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.00960.x.

The study within this article focused on the rate of antibiotic prescription among common patient illnesses and various diseases specifically in Uttar Pradesh, India. The study found that the overall prescription rate of antibiotics was 81.8% and that the presence of a fever prompted antibiotic prescription across the board. Also this study found that staff with higher qualifications and more chances to continue their study of new materials was associated with a lower rate of antibiotic prescription.

Metlay, J., Shea, J., Crossette, L., & Asch, D. (2002). Tensions in Antibiotic Prescribing: Pitting Social Concerns Against the Interests of Individual Patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 17(2), 87-94. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10711.x.

This study focused specifically on the patterns of antibiotic prescription for patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and how attitudes towards antibiotics and antibiotic resistance would affect these patterns. This study found that despite all of the information provided to the public about the continuing problem with antibiotic resistance, antibiotic resistance does not surface as a strong factor for physicians prescribing antibiotics for CAP.

Sabes-Figuera, R., Segú, J., Puig-Junoy, J., & Torres, A. (2008). Influence of bacterial resistances on the efficiency of antibiotic treatments for community-acquired pneumonia. The European Journal of Health Economics, 9(1), 23-32. doi:10.1007/s10198-006-0019-0.

This paper analyzes oral antibiotic use in Spain for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This article specifically discusses the cost-effectiveness of the use of certain antibiotics and how the cost-effectiveness influences the antibiotics being used within communities and whether the appropriate antibiotics are being used because of this influence.

Sawalha, A. (2008). Self-medication with antibiotics: A study in Palestine. International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, 20(4), 213-222. Retrieved from PsycINFO database.

This study was concerned with the self-medication practices involving antibiotics among school teachers in Palestine. Respondents to the survey used for the study were divided into groups which were then further scrutinized. This study reflected that teachers who used antibiotics through self medication only were more likely to administer antibiotics to children without medical consultation and they were more likely to keep left over antibiotics for later use.