Implementing a Toolkit to Improve the Education of Patients on Home-Based Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients discharged to the home on home-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) perform their own infusions and catheter care; thus, they require high-quality training to improve safety and the likelihood of treatment success. This article describes the study team's experience piloting an educational toolkit for patients on home-based OPAT.

Methods

An OPAT toolkit was developed to address barriers such as unclear communication channels, rushed instruction, safe bathing with an intravenous (IV) catheter, and lack of standardized instructions. The research team evaluated the toolkit through interviews with home infusion nurses implementing the intervention, surveys of 20 patients who received the intervention, and five observations of the home infus

SUBMITTER: Keller SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184031 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature