Quality, availability and suitability of antimicrobial stewardship guidance: a multinational qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes are established across the world to treat infections efficiently, prioritize patient safety, and reduce the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. One of the core elements of AMS programmes is guidance to support and direct physicians in making efficient, safe and optimal decisions when prescribing antibiotics. To optimize and tailor AMS, we need a better understanding of prescribing physicians' experience with AMS guidance.

Objectives

To explore the prescribing physicians' user experience, needs and targeted improvements of AMS guidance in hospital settings.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 36 prescribing physicians/AMS guidance users from hospital settings in Canada, Germany, Israel, Latvia,

SUBMITTER: Linde-Ozola Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10939443 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature