Table 1.
General practitioners’ demographic characteristics (n = 20).
Table 2.
A step-by-step outline of the data analysis process.
Fig 1.
This figure illustrates how the categories of description relate to each other. They are split into delayed antibiotic prescription (DAP) users and non-users. “Holders of Professional Power” are unwilling to share decision-making and use a wait-and-see strategy. “Conscientious Practitioners”, “Uncertainty Avoiders” and “Comforters” selectively practice DAP; they opt for a wait-and-see approach under certain circumstances, reflecting similarities with “Holders of Professional Power”. “Conscientious Practitioners” represent a deeper level of self-reflection and a higher degree of awareness of DAP as a tool for decreasing antibiotic use. “Services Providers” differ; they are non-selective DAPs users who focus on ensuring patient satisfaction and maintaining a good GP-patient relationship, irrespective of who the patient is or what his/her intentions are.