Barriers-enablers-ownership approach: a mixed methods analysis of a social intervention to improve surgical antibiotic prescribing in hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess an intervention for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) improvement within surgical teams focused on addressing barriers and fostering enablers and ownership of guideline compliance.

Design

The Queensland Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis (QSAP) study was a multicentre, mixed methods study designed to address barriers and enablers to SAP compliance and facilitate engagement in self-directed audit/feedback and assess the efficacy of the intervention in improving compliance with SAP guidelines. The implementation was assessed using a 24-month interrupted time series design coupled with a qualitative evaluation.

Setting

The study was undertaken at three hospitals (one regional, two metropolitan) in Australia.

Participants

SAP-prescribing decis

SUBMITTER: Broom J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8112423 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature