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Commentary on: Ray, KN, Shi, Z, Gidengil, CA, et al. Antibiotic prescribing during pediatric direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits. Pediatrics 2019;144(2);doi:10.1542/peds.2019-1786B.
Implications for practice and research
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine consultations among paediatric clients correlate with lower guideline-concordant antibiotic prescribing and increased antibiotics used compared with other settings for acute respiratory infection (ARI).
Nurses should be aware of the implications of telemedicine consultations in antibiotic prescribing quality for paediatric clients to advocate for judicious and guideline-concordant antibiotic usage.
Future research should examine interventions that improve antibiotic prescribing quality among paediatric clients with ARI using DTC telemedicine consultations.
Context
DTC telemedicine consultations are becoming increasingly common. The literature identifies that for non-paediatric patients antibiotic prescribing quality is similar compared with face-to-face medical visits. …
Footnotes
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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