The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Promoting physical activity with self-management support for those with multimorbidity: a randomised controlled trial.
Targeted self-management programmes may improve health and increase physical activity (PA) in people with multimorbidity. ⋯ The self-management programme elicited a slight reduction in PA levels in people with multimorbidity. Future research should identify and target subgroups of those with multimorbidity in greatest need of PA promotion in order to maximise potential capacity for benefit, and also focus on refining the intervention in order to increase efficacy in increasing PA.
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Antibiotics are overused for non-pneumonia acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). ⋯ Australian early-career GPs use no prescribing for ARTIs substantially more than established GPs; however, except where URTIs are concerned, they still prescribe antibiotics in excess of validated benchmarks. Australian early-career GPs may use delayed prescribing more often than European established GPs, and may use it to manage diagnostic uncertainty and, possibly, conflicting influences on prescribing behaviour. The use of delayed prescribing may enable a transition to an environment of more-rational antibiotic prescribing for ARTIs.