TY - JOUR T1 - Case-based audit and feedback around a decision aid improved antibiotic choice and duration for uncomplicated cystitis in primary care clinics JF - Family Medicine and Community Health JO - Fam Med Com Health DO - 10.1136/fmch-2020-000834 VL - 9 IS - 3 SP - e000834 AU - Larissa Grigoryan AU - Roger Zoorob AU - George Germanos AU - Mohamad Sidani AU - Matthew Horsfield AU - Fareed Khan AU - Mohammad Zare AU - Melanie Goebel AU - Robert Atmar AU - Barbara Trautner Y1 - 2021/07/01 UR - http://fmch.bmj.com/content/9/3/e000834.abstract N2 - Objectives The objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of a multifaceted stewardship intervention on adherence to the evidence-based practice guidelines on treatment of uncomplicated cystitis in primary care. We hypothesised that our intervention would increase guideline adherence in terms of antibiotic choice and duration of treatment.Design A preintervention and postintervention comparison with a contemporaneous control group was performed. During the first two study periods, we obtained baseline data and performed interviews exploring provider prescribing decisions for cystitis at both clinics. During the third period in the intervention clinic only, the intervention included a didactic lecture, a decision algorithm and audit and feedback. We used a difference-in-differences analysis to determine the effects of our intervention on the outcome and guideline adherence to antibiotic choice and duration.Setting Two family medicine clinics (one intervention and one control) were included.Participants All female patients with uncomplicated cystitis attending the study clinics between 2016 and 2019.Results Our sample included 932 visits representing 812 unique patients with uncomplicated cystitis. The proportion of guideline-adherent antibiotic regimens increased during the intervention period (from 33.2% (95% CI 26.9 to 39.9) to 66.9% (95% CI 58.4 to 74.6) in the intervention site and from 5.3% (95% CI 2.3 to 10.1) to 17.0% (95% CI 9.9 to 26.6) in the control site). The increase in guideline adherence was greater in the intervention site compared with the control site with a difference-in-differences of 22 percentage points, p=0.001.Conclusion A multifaceted intervention increased guideline adherence for antibiotic choice and duration in greater magnitude than similar trends at the control site. Future research is needed to facilitate scale-up and sustainability of case-based audit and feedback interventions in primary care.All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplemental information. Deidentified participant data. ER -