Table 1.
Proportion of Respiratory Visits with Antibiotics Prescribed, Stratified by Clinician Type, 2010–2018, Excluding 2017
| Subpopulation | Physician % | APC % | Overall % |
P
Value (χ2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 52 | 58 | 53 | .01 |
| Age group | ||||
| Children | 49 | 56 | 50 | .02 |
| Adults | 55 | 60 | 56 | .14 |
| Setting | ||||
| Offices | 52 | 60 | 53 | .03 |
| EDs | 53 | 55 | 53 | .11 |
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Tier 1 | 62 | 66 | 63 | .55 |
| Tier 2 | 66 | 72 | 67 | .01 |
| Tier 3 | 36 | 41 | 37 | .14 |
Note. APC, advanced practice clinician; ED, emergency department; tier 1, antibiotics were almost always indicated; tier 2, antibiotics sometimes indicated; tier 3, antibiotics rarely indicated.
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States.