Brief verbal intervention to address inappropriate prescriptions of chinese patent medicines among western practitioners in primary health care (BRAVERY): a study protocol for an unannounced standardized patient experiment with a factorial design randomized controlled trial in China

Table 2 Variables and their definitions

Variables		Definition	Data source	Data collection
Primary outcome	The appropriateness of Chinese patent medicines prescription	Appropriateness	Quality checklist, data collection form	USP, TCM panel
Secondary outcome	Effectiveness and safety *(based on IOM framework)*	The percentage of recommended procedures performed	Quality checklist	USP
	Patient-centeredness *(based on IOM framework)*	Whether it is patient-centered	Patient Perspective Patient-Centeredness Rating Scale	USP
	Efficiency *(based on IOM framework)*	Expenditure of treatment	Data collection form	USP
	The appropriateness of antibiotic prescription	Appropriateness	Quality checklist, data collection form	USP
Variables of interest (baseline data)	Socio-demographic characteristics of the doctors	Gender, age, ethnicity, education level, TCM training	Doctor Information Collection Form	Routine reporting, USP
Variables of interest (baseline data)	Basic information about the institution	Name, location, level and grade, medical equipment, environment, department setting, etc.	PHC institution annual report	Routine reporting, USP

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