College Students, Shared Decision Making, and the Appropriate Use of Antibiotics for Respiratory Tract Infections: A Systematic Literature Review

Objective: This systematic review examines shared decision making to promote the appropriate use of antibiotics for college students with respiratory tract infections. Participants/Methods: CINAL, Cochrane, PubMed, EBSCO, and PsycNET were searched in October 2014 using the following criteria: Englis...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2016-05, Vol.64 (4), p.334-341
Main Authors: Blyer, Kristina, Hulton, Linda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Differences
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Appropriateness
College Students
Colleges & universities
Communicable Diseases
Decision Making
Drug Therapy
Educational Attainment
English language
Estimates
Group decision making
Health education
Humans
Infections
Literature Reviews
Participative Decision Making
Pharmaceutical industry
Prescription Drug Overuse - statistics & numerical data
Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Systematic review
Undergraduate students
Universities - organization & administration
Universities - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Objective: This systematic review examines shared decision making to promote the appropriate use of antibiotics for college students with respiratory tract infections. Participants/Methods: CINAL, Cochrane, PubMed, EBSCO, and PsycNET were searched in October 2014 using the following criteria: English language, human subjects, peer-reviewed, shared decision making for respiratory tract infections, adult patients or college students, and antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections. Twelve articles were selected for final review. Results: College students and younger, more educated, adults prefer shared decision making. Shared decision making shows promise for decreasing antibiotic use for respiratory tract infections. Education, understanding, and provider-patient communication are important to the shared decision-making process. Conclusions: Shared decision making shows promise to promote the appropriate use of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections in college students and could be considered for future studies.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2015.1099105