Interventions to improve appropriate antibiotic prescribing in long-term care facilities: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overuse of antibiotics has contributed to antimicrobial resistance; a growing public health threat. In long-term care facilities, levels of inappropriate prescribing are as high as 75%. Numerous interventions targeting long-term care facilities' antimicrobial stewardship have been reported with varying, and largely unexplained, effects. Therefore, this review aimed to apply behavioural science frameworks to specify the component behaviour change techniques of stewardship interventions in long-term care facilities and identify those components associated with improved outcomes.

Method

A systematic review (CRD42018103803) was conducted through electronic database searches. Two behavioural science frameworks, the Behaviour Change Wheel and Behaviour Change Technique

SUBMITTER: Crayton E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7350746 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature