1. Medical and psychosocial factors associated with antibiotic prescribing in primary care: survey questionnaire and factor analysis
by Tau-Hong Lee, Joshua GX Wong, David CB Lye, Mark IC Chen, Victor WK Loh, Yee-Sin Leo, Linda K Lee, and Angela LP Chow
BJGP
Volume 67(656):e168-e177
February 23, 2017
©2017 by British Journal of General Practice

2. Five-point Likert scale responses.
Five-point Likert scale responses. AURI = acute upper respiratory tract infections. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CRP = C-reactive protein. CXR = chest X-ray. FBC = full blood count.
Tau-Hong Lee et al. Br J Gen Pract 2017;67:e168-e177
©2017 by British Journal of General Practice

3. Four-point Likert scale responses.
Four-point Likert scale responses. AURI = acute upper respiratory tract infections.
Tau-Hong Lee et al. Br J Gen Pract 2017;67:e168-e177
©2017 by British Journal of General Practice

4. Scree plot of number of factors and the eigenvalues.
Scree plot of number of factors and the eigenvalues. Factor 1 = medical knowledge and clinical competency; Factor 2 = conservative practice; Factor 3 = GPs’ perceived patient expectations; Factor 4 = good clinical practice; Factor 5 = availability of diagnostic tests; Factor 6 = desire to improve clinical practice — this was also moderately correlated with perceived patient expectations (r = 0.42).
Tau-Hong Lee et al. Br J Gen Pract 2017;67:e168-e177
©2017 by British Journal of General Practice