The determinants of antimicrobial prescribing among hospital doctors in England: a framework to inform tailored stewardship interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Little is known about the determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour (APB), how they vary between hospital prescribers or the mechanism by which interventions are effective. Yet, interventions based on a sound theoretical understanding of APB are more likely to be successful in changing outcomes. This study sought to quantify the potential determinants of APB among hospital doctors in south-west England.

Methods

This multicentre, quantitative study employed a closed answer questionnaire to garner hospital doctors' views on factors influencing their APB. Underlying constructs within the data were identified using exploratory factor analysis and subsequent pairwise comparisons assessed for variance between groups of prescribers.

Results

The questionnaire wa

SUBMITTER: Parker HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4972159 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature