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Table 5 Physician prescribing behavior

From: The effect of a mystery shopper scheme on prescribing behavior in primary care: Results from a field experiment

 

Control

   

Treatment

Variables

Mean

Sd.

Freq.

N

Mean

Sd.

Freq.

N

Audit 1

Prescribe any drug

93.8%

0.245

45

48

87.5%

0.334

42

48

Antibiotics

62.5%

0.489

30

48

66.7%

0.476

32

48

Other Rx

12.5%

0.334

6

48

12.5%

0.334

6

48

OTC

85.4%

0.357

41

48

81.3%

0.394

39

48

Alternatives

2.1%

0.144

1

48

4.2%

0.202

2

48

Audit 2

Prescribe any drug

100%

0

47

47

89.4%

0.312

42

47

Antibiotics

57.4%

0.500

27

47

68.1%

0.471

32

47

Other Rx

23.4%

0.428

11

47

10.6%

0.312

5

47

OTC

85.1%

0.360

40

47

76.6%

0.428

36

47

Alternatives

8.5%

0.282

4

47

6.4%

0.247

3

47

  1. Prescribe any drug: prescribe at least one type of drug; Other Rx: Other prescription drugs; OTC: Over-the-counter drugs; Alternatives: Alternative and nonpharmacological treatments
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