How do aged-care staff feel about antimicrobial stewardship? A systematic review of staff attitudes in long-term residential aged-care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a problem in residential aged care facilities (RACF). There is a gap in our understanding of how psychosocial barriers such as risk perceptions shape staff attitudes towards antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). We sought to ascertain the attitudinal domains that have been identified to be of importance to AMS in RACF and comment on how they have been measured empirically. Our aim was to consolidate what is known regarding staff attitudes and perceptions in order to inform future stewardship.

Method

We searched PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Scopus databases for primary studies of healthcare workers attitudes to AMS in RACF (1990-February 2021).

Results

14 Studies were include

SUBMITTER: Singh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9238058 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature