Publications by authors named "Janneke van der Velden"
Article Synopsis
- Healthcare professionals, particularly GPs, perceive that recent immigrant patients are more likely to expect antibiotics compared to native Dutch patients, but this expectation has declined in recent years.
- GPs face challenges with language barriers when interacting with immigrant patients, which increases diagnostic uncertainty and complicates communication, potentially leading to inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions.
- Both GPs and pharmacists recognize the need for multi-language support and effective communication strategies to improve patient interactions and reduce the risk of unnecessary antibiotic use.
Reducing antibiotic prescribing by enhancing communication of general practitioners with their immigrant patients: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (PARCA study).
BMJ Open
October 2021
Introduction: Although antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in the Netherlands is comparatively low, inappropriate prescription of antibiotics is substantial, mainly for respiratory tract infections (RTIs). General practitioners (GPs) experience pressure from patients with an immigration background to prescribe antibiotics and have difficulty communicating in a culturally sensitive way. Multifaceted interventions including communication skills training for GPs are shown to be most effective in reducing antibiotic prescription.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Patients receive information about their medication from different sources, including prescription labels. These labels are physically attached to each package dispensed to patients and contain the most important instructions on how to use the medication correctly. However, many patients experience difficulties in understanding and applying the instructions on these labels correctly, especially patients with limited health literacy.
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