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To evaluate the need and feasibility of a nurse-led antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programme in two Australian residential aged care homes (RACHs) to inform a stepped-wedged, cluster randomized controlled trial (SW-cRCT).Methods
A mixed-methods pilot study of a nurse-led AMS programme was performed in two RACHs in Victoria, Australia (July-December 2019). The AMS programme comprised education, infection assessment and management guidelines, and documentation to support appropriate antimicrobial use in urinary, lower respiratory and skin/soft tissue infections. The programme was implemented over three phases: (i) pre-implementation education and integration (1 month); (ii) implementation of the intervention (3 months); and (iii) post-intervention evaluation (1 mo"],"journal":["JAC-antimicrobial resistance"],"pubmed_title":["Pilot study to evaluate the need and implementation of a multifaceted nurse-led antimicrobial stewardship intervention in residential aged care."],"pmcid":["PMC10873136"],"funding_grant_id":["GNT1152342"],"pubmed_authors":["Jeon YH","Stuart R","START Trial Group","Tsindos T","Watson E","Peel TN","Peleg A","Wisniewski J","Stuart RL","Ayton D","Haines T","De Maio N","Peleg AY","Cheng AC","Cruickshank M","Jokanovic N","Lee SJ","Cheng A","Trauer J","Roney J","Stewardson AJ","Holt K","Peel T","Hilmer SN","Wilson D","Travis L","Stewardson A","Hilmer S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Pilot study to evaluate the need and implementation of a multifaceted nurse-led antimicrobial stewardship intervention in residential aged care.","description":"Objectives
To evaluate the need and feasibility of a nurse-led antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programme in two Australian residential aged care homes (RACHs) to inform a stepped-wedged, cluster randomized controlled trial (SW-cRCT).Methods
A mixed-methods pilot study of a nurse-led AMS programme was performed in two RACHs in Victoria, Australia (July-December 2019). The AMS programme comprised education, infection assessment and management guidelines, and documentation to support appropriate antimicrobial use in urinary, lower respiratory and skin/soft tissue infections. The programme was implemented over three phases: (i) pre-implementation education and integration (1 month); (ii) implementation of the intervention (3 months); and (iii) post-intervention evaluation (1 mo","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Feb","modification":"2026-07-15T02:16:44.938Z","creation":"2025-02-19T01:42:07.437Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10873136","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38371999"],"doi":["10.1093/jacamr/dlae016"]}}