Social dynamics of a population-level dashboard for antimicrobial stewardship: A qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate antimicrobial stewards' experiences of using a dashboard display integrating local and national antibiotic use data implemented in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This paper reports early formative evaluation.

Design

Qualitative interviewing.

Setting

Eight VA hospitals participated with established antimicrobial stewardship (AS) programs participated in the pilot.

Participants

Six infectious disease physicians and eight clinical pharmacists agreed to be interviewed (n = 14).

Methods

A 3-part qualitative interview script was used involving a description of local stewardship activities, a Critical Incident description of dashboard use, and general questions regarding attitudes towards the tool. An inductive open coding a

SUBMITTER: Taber P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8991288 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature