Table 1.
Characteristics of the GPs, patients, and consultations
| Characteristic | Na (%) |
|---|---|
| GP gender – female | 11 (61) |
| Patients | |
| Adults (Patient or parent) | 18 (50) |
| Female | 15 (83) |
| Age in years - median (min-max) | 36 (18–77) |
| Children | 18 (50) |
| Female | 7 (39) |
| Age in years – median (min-max) | 2 (0.8–15) |
| Condition | |
| Acute bronchitis | 20 |
| Acute sore throat | 10 |
| Acute otitis media | 6 |
| Decision aid used in the consultation | 15 (42) |
| Consultation duration (minutes) - median (min-max) | 9 (4–31) |
| Treatment decision (from analysis of consultation recording) | |
| Antibiotics | 3 |
| Delayed prescribing | 7 |
| No antibiotics | 26 |
| Treatment decision immediately post-consultationb (as reported by patients) | |
| Antibiotics | 5 |
| No antibiotics | 20 |
aThis is the number of consultations, GPs, or patients
bNot all patients felt sufficiently decided to report their treatment decision during the post-consultation interview