Antibiotic prescribing in UK care homes 2016-2017: retrospective cohort study of linked data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older people living in care homes are particularly susceptible to infections and antibiotics are therefore used frequently for this population. However, there is limited information on antibiotic prescribing in this setting. This study aimed to investigate the frequency, patterns and risk factors for antibiotic prescribing in a large chain of UK care homes.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study of administrative data from a large chain of UK care homes (resident and care home-level) linked to individual-level pharmacy data. Residents aged 65 years or older between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2017 were included. Antibiotics were classified by type and as new or repeated prescriptions. Rates of antibiotic prescribing were calculated and modelled using multilevel neg

SUBMITTER: Smith CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7301534 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature