Open AccessBarriers and facilitators of implementing an antimicrobial stewardship intervention for urinary tract infection in a long-term care facility
Author(s) -
April Chan,
Denis O’Donnell,
Benjamin Kaasa,
Annalise Mathers,
Αλεξάνδρα Παπαϊωάννου,
Kevin Brazil,
Nicoleta Paraschiv,
Mark L. Goldstein,
Cheryl A. Sadowski,
Lisa Dolovich
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian pharmacists journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.468
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1913-701X
pISSN - 1715-1635
DOI - 10.1177/1715163521989756
Subject(s) - facilitator , antimicrobial stewardship , medicine , nursing , psychological intervention , pharmacist , focus group , long term care , intervention (counseling) , qualitative research , medical education , family medicine , psychology , pharmacy , antibiotic resistance , business , social psychology , social science , marketing , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Fifty percent of antibiotic courses in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are unnecessary, leading to increased risk of harm. Most studies to improve antibiotic prescribing in LTCFs showed modest and unsustained results. We aimed to identify facilitators, barriers and strategies in implementing a urinary tract infection (UTI)-focused antimicrobial stewardship (AS) intervention at a LTCF, with the secondary objective of exploring the pharmacist's potential roles.