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Femke Bohmer

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Articles 17
Citations 285
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Public Health
General Medicine
Health Services
Top 10 Co-Authors
Akke Vellinga
Herman Goossens
Annelies Colliers
Slawomir Chlabicz
Christopher C Butler
Lile Malania
Christos Lionis
Marilena Anastasaki
Ana Garcia-Sangenis
Alike W van der Velden
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BJGP Open
Eur J Gen Pract
Implement Sci
Antibiotics (Basel)
PLoS One
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Recent Articles
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The effect of a general practitioner's perception of a patient request for antibiotics on antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: secondary analysis of a point prevalence audit survey in 18 European countries
Domen J, Aabenhus R, Balan A, Bongard E, Bohmer F, Bralic Lang V, et al.
BJGP Open . 2025 Jan; PMID: 39824603
Background: Illness severity, comorbidity, fever, age and symptom duration influence antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections (RTI). Non-medical determinants, such as patient expectations, also impact prescribing. Aim: To quantify the...
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"The doctors were more knowledgeable about what I had": patient views on the value of point-of-care tests for managing respiratory infections in European primary care
Wanat M, Hoste M, Anastasaki M, Bohmer F, Colliers A, Gkamaletsou M, et al.
BJGP Open . 2024 Dec; PMID: 39622585
Background: Point-of-care tests (POCT) can support diagnosis of patients with community acquired acute respiratory tract infections (CA-RTI) in primary care and thereby reduce uncertainty whether antibiotics may benefit patients. However,...
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Did aetiology matter in illness duration and complications in patients presenting in primary care with acute respiratory tract infections early in the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study in nine countries
Venekamp R, Eijkemans M, Zuithoff N, Bohmer F, Chlabicz S, Colliers A, et al.
Eur J Gen Pract . 2024 Jul; 30(1):2376084. PMID: 38995056
Background: Despite considerable research into COVID-19 sequelae, little is known about differences in illness duration and complications in patients presenting in primary care with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infections...
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Clinical diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection: An observational study of respiratory tract infection in primary care in the early phase of the pandemic
van der Velden A, Shanyinde M, Bongard E, Bohmer F, Chlabicz S, Colliers A, et al.
Eur J Gen Pract . 2023 Oct; 29(1):2270707. PMID: 37870070
Background: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, GPs had to distinguish SARS-CoV-2 from other aetiologies in patients presenting with respiratory tract infection (RTI) symptoms on clinical grounds and adapt management accordingly....
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The experiences of patients ill with COVID-19-like symptoms and the role of testing for SARS-CoV-2 in supporting them: A qualitative study in eight European countries during the first wave of the pandemic
Hoste M, Wanat M, Gobat N, Anastasaki M, Bohmer F, Chlabicz S, et al.
Eur J Gen Pract . 2023 May; 29(2):2212904. PMID: 37248990
Background: Access to testing during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was limited, impacting patients with COVID-19-like symptoms. Current qualitative studies have been limited to one country or were...
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Disease-Specific Quality Indicators for Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Infections (ESAC Quality Indicators) Applied to Point Prevalence Audit Surveys in General Practices in 13 European Countries
Vellinga A, Luke-Currier A, Garzon-Orjuela N, Aabenhus R, Anastasaki M, Balan A, et al.
Antibiotics (Basel) . 2023 Mar; 12(3). PMID: 36978439
Up to 80% of antibiotics are prescribed in the community. An assessment of prescribing by indication will help to identify areas where improvement can be made. A point prevalence audit...
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Patients' and clinicians' perspectives on the primary care consultations for acute respiratory infections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an eight-country qualitative study in Europe
Wanat M, Hoste M, Gobat N, Anastasaki M, Bohmer F, Chlabicz S, et al.
BJGP Open . 2022 Jan; 6(2). PMID: 35031559
Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients' and clinicians' perceptions of healthcare-seeking behaviour and delivery of care is unclear. The pandemic accelerated the use of remote care, and...
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Point-of-care testing, antibiotic prescribing, and prescribing confidence for respiratory tract infections in primary care: a prospective audit in 18 European countries
van der Velden A, van de Pol A, Bongard E, Cianci D, Aabenhus R, Balan A, et al.
BJGP Open . 2021 Dec; 6(2). PMID: 34920989
Background: Between-country differences have been described in antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infection (RTI) in primary care, but not yet for diagnostic testing procedures and prescribing confidence. Aim: To describe...
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Supporting Primary Care Professionals to Stay in Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Views on Personal Risk and Access to Testing During the First Wave of Pandemic in Europe
Wanat M, Hoste M, Gobat N, Anastasaki M, Bohmer F, Chlabicz S, et al.
Front Med (Lausanne) . 2021 Sep; 8:726319. PMID: 34568383
Minimising primary care professionals' (PCPs) risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection is crucial to ensure their safety as well as functioning health care system. PCPs' perspectives on the support they needed in...
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Factors, Perceptions and Beliefs Associated with Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in German Primary Dental Care: A Qualitative Study
Bohmer F, Hornung A, Burmeister U, Kochling A, Altiner A, Lang H, et al.
Antibiotics (Basel) . 2021 Aug; 10(8). PMID: 34439037
Dentists account for up to 10% of all prescribed antibiotics in primary care, with up to 80% being inappropriate. Targeted approaches to change prescription behavior are scarce. This study aimed...