Why we prescribe antibiotics for too long in the hospital setting: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In daily hospital practice, antibiotic therapy is commonly prescribed for longer than recommended in guidelines. Understanding the key drivers of prescribing behaviour is crucial to generate meaningful interventions to bridge this evidence-to-practice gap.

Objectives

To identify behavioural determinants that might prevent or enable improvements in duration of antibiotic therapy in daily practice.

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Web of Science for relevant studies that were published between January 2000 and August 2021. All qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method studies in adults in a hospital setting that reported determinants of antibiotic therapy duration were included.

Results

Twenty-two papers were included in

SUBMITTER: Janssen RME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9333408 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature