Table 3 Characteristics of included studies
Author and year of Study | Type of low-value care prescribing | Type of trial | Country | Clinical setting | Patient type | Type of de-implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daley et al., 2018 [35] | Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria | Intervention vs control | Canada | Acute care hospitals | Adults | “Reduce” |
Franchi et al., 2016 [43] | Drug prescription in elderly patients | Intervention vs active control | Italy | Geriatric or internal medical wards | Elderly patients | “Reduce” |
Menya et al., 2015 [36] | Artemisinin-based combination therapies for suspected malaria | Intervention vs control | Kenya | Health centres | Children and adults | “Reduce” |
Metlay et al., 2007 [37] | Antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections | Intervention vs control | USA | Hospital emergency departments | Adults | “Reduce” |
Moja et al., 2019 [38] | Prescription medications | Intervention vs control | Italy | Internal medicine wards of 1 hospital | Adults and children | “Reduce” |
Opondo et al., 2011 [44] | Antibiotic use in non-bloody diarrhoea | Intervention vs active control | Kenya | District hospitals | Children | “Reduce” |
Paul et al., 2006 [39] | Empirical antibiotic treatment | Intervention vs control | Israel, Italy and Germany | Various wards | Adults | Unclear |
Terrell et al., 2009 [40] | Potentially inappropriate medications in older adults | Intervention vs control | USA | Emergency department | Elderly patients | “Reduce” |
Terrell et al., 2010 [41] | Excessive medication dosing for patients in renal impairment | Intervention vs control | USA | Academic emergency department | Adults | “Reduce” |
van de Maat et al., 2020 [42] | Antibiotic prescription in children with suspected lower respiratory tract infection | Intervention vs control | The Netherlands | Emergency departments and Urgent Care clinics | Children | “Reduce” |
Yadav et al., 2019 [45] | Antibiotic prescribing for Acute respiratory infection | Intervention vs active control | USA | Emergency departments and Urgent Care clinics | Adults and children | “Reduce” |