Table 1

Frequencies of intervention elements used within the 87 interventions (n = 281)

Intervention elementFrequency%a
Educational material for the physician6170
Educational meeting4956
Audit and feedback3237
Educational outreach visit2428
Educational material for RTI patients2124
Educational material for practice patients1720
Educational material for general public1517
Reminders1214
Consensus procedure910
Communication skills training89
Near-patient testing78
Local opinion leader67
Financial incentives67
Otherb1416

  • ↵a % of interventions containing the particular element.

  • ↵a For example, national policy, group discussions between physicians and patients, visiting a microbiology lab.