DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.39564 ISSN: 2574-3805
Caregiver Symptom Misrepresentation to Obtain Antibiotics in Pediatric Encounters
Alistair Thorpe, Andrea Gurmankin Levy, Laura D. Scherer, Rachael A. Lee, Julia E. Szymczak, Jeffrey T. Kullgren, Valerie M. Vaughn, William B. Petty, Isabelle L. Palmer, Christina Yen, Angela FagerlinThis survey study examines the prevalence, reasons for, and characteristics associated with caregivers’ self-reported misrepresentation of symptoms to obtain antibiotics for their child.