A qualitative approach to examining antimicrobial prescribing in the outpatient dental setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand barriers and facilitators to evidence-based prescribing of antibiotics in the outpatient dental setting.

Design

Semistructured interviews.

Setting

Outpatient dental setting.

Participants

Dentists from 40 Veterans' Health Administration (VA) facilities across the United States.

Methods

Dentists were identified based on their prescribing patterns and were recruited to participate in a semistructured interview on perceptions toward prescribing. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, and double-coded for analysis, with high reliability between coders. We identified general trends using the theoretical domains framework and mapped overarching themes onto the behavior change wheel to identify prospective interventions that improve e

SUBMITTER: Hughes AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9726505 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature