The impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial stewardship programme implementation in hospitals - an exploration informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and objectives

The disruption of antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been recognized but not explored in depth. This study used a theoretical, qualitative approach to understand the impact of COVID-19 on ASP implementation in hospitals.

Methods

Semi-structured online interviews, informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), were conducted with ASP team members and non-members in hospitals. Participants were recruited via purposeful and snowball sampling with interviews video recorded, transcribed and analysed independently by two researchers based on mapping against CFIR constructs.

Results

Thirty-one interviews were conducted across 11 hospitals. The following themes w

SUBMITTER: Hashad N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9396443 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature