Development of an intervention to support the implementation of evidence-based strategies for optimising antibiotic prescribing in general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trials show that antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategies, including communication skills training, point-of-care C-reactive protein testing (POC-CRPT) and delayed prescriptions, help optimise antibiotic prescribing and use in primary care. However, the use of these strategies in general practice is limited and inconsistent. We aimed to develop an intervention to enhance uptake and implementation of these strategies in primary care.

Methods

We drew on the Person-Based Approach to develop an implementation intervention in two stages. (1) Planning and design: We defined the problem in behavioural terms drawing on existing literature and conducting primary qualitative research (nine focus groups) in high-prescribing general practices. We identified 'guiding princip

SUBMITTER: Borek AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8441243 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature