Identifying context-specific domains for assessing antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Asia: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is an important strategy to control antimicrobial resistance. Resources are available to provide guidance for design and implementation of AMS programmes, however these may have limited applicability in resource-limited settings including those in Asia. This scoping review aims to identify context-specific domains and items for the development of a healthcare facility (HCF)-level tool to guide AMS implementation in Asia.

Methods and analysis

This review is the first step in a larger project to assess AMS implementation, needs and gaps in Asia. We will employ a deductive qualitative approach to identify locally appropriate domains and items of AMS implementation guided by Nilsen and Bernhardsson's contextual dimensions. This proces

SUBMITTER: Vu HTL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9478836 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature