Table 4.

Summary of potentially modifiable determinants of behaviour associated with the decision whether to prescribe systemic antibiotics for adult patients with acute conditions, showing a comparison between factors identified in the umbrella review across primary care and/or systematic review of primary dental care

Both umbrella and systematic review	Umbrella review across primary care studies only	Systematic review of dental care studies only
Access	accountability	procedure possible
Competing demands	antibiotic awareness	treatment skills
Efficacy of options	antibiotic beliefs
Fear about outcome	conflict
Feelings about decisions	financial burden
Fix the problem
Guidance–practice gap
Guidelines & information
Habits
Healthcare context
Incentives
Patient influence
Patient management
Patient satisfaction
Peers & colleagues
Planning & consent
Professional role
Relationship
Risk perception
Workload