Post-consultation acute respiratory tract infection recovery: a latent class-informed analysis of individual patient data

Hilda Hounkpatin; Beth Stuart; Shihua Zhu; Guiqing Yao; Michael Moore; Christin Löffler; Paul Little; Timothy Kenealy; David Gillespie; Nick A Francis; Jennifer Bostock; Taeko Becque; Bruce Arroll; Attila Altiner; Pablo Alonso-Coello; Alastair D Hay

doi:10.3399/BJGP.2022.0229

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Improvement of older patients’ help-seeking behavior with confidence.
Ryuichi Ohta

Published on: 05 March 2023

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Improvement of older patients’ help-seeking behavior with confidence.
Ryuichi Ohta, Family physician, Unnan City Hospital, Japan
I have read the interesting research titled “Post-consultation acute respiratory tract infection recovery: a latent class-informed analysis of individual patient data.”¹

Clarifying URI symptom trajectories can give incisive information for the clinical practice of family physicians. Family physicians deal with URI symptoms in usual practice, and precise prediction of clinical courses is essential for patient safety and satisfaction. By providing information on URI trajectories based on patients’ backgrounds, their patients can understand how long to wait for symptom relief and when to visit their physicians with confidence.

Implementing the results for older patients’ education regarding help-seeking behaviors (HSBs) can be critical for better primary health care. Older people’s perceptions and behaviors toward URI can affect their quality of life (QOL).^2,3 These research results can contribute to older patients’ education about their usual symptoms, motivating them to consider concrete controlling methods for their symptoms and enduring durations. Their improved motivation regarding HSBs can contribute to their better QOL.

References
1. Hounkpatin H, Stuart B, Zhu S, et al. Post-consultation acute respiratory tract infection recovery: a latent class-informed analysis of individual patient data. Br J Gen Pract 2023;73(728):e196-e203. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP....
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I have read the interesting research titled “Post-consultation acute respiratory tract infection recovery: a latent class-informed analysis of individual patient data.”¹

Clarifying URI symptom trajectories can give incisive information for the clinical practice of family physicians. Family physicians deal with URI symptoms in usual practice, and precise prediction of clinical courses is essential for patient safety and satisfaction. By providing information on URI trajectories based on patients’ backgrounds, their patients can understand how long to wait for symptom relief and when to visit their physicians with confidence.

Implementing the results for older patients’ education regarding help-seeking behaviors (HSBs) can be critical for better primary health care. Older people’s perceptions and behaviors toward URI can affect their quality of life (QOL).^2,3 These research results can contribute to older patients’ education about their usual symptoms, motivating them to consider concrete controlling methods for their symptoms and enduring durations. Their improved motivation regarding HSBs can contribute to their better QOL.

References
1. Hounkpatin H, Stuart B, Zhu S, et al. Post-consultation acute respiratory tract infection recovery: a latent class-informed analysis of individual patient data. Br J Gen Pract 2023;73(728):e196-e203. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2022.0229.
2. Ohta R, Sano C. Associations between Perception of Help-Seeking Behaviors and Quality of Life among Older People in Rural Communities: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022;19(20) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013331.
3. Ohta R, Ryu Y, Sano C. Improvement in Quality of Life through Self-Management of Mild Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022;19(11) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116652.
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Competing Interests: None declared.