J Broom1, A Broom2, E Kirby2, A F Gibson3, J J Post4. 1. Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service and the University of Queensland, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: jennifer.broom@health.qld.gov.au. 2. School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 3. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 4. Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Suboptimal antibiotic use in respiratory infections is widespread in hospital medicine and primary care. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) teams within hospitals, commonly led by infectious diseases physicians, are frequently charged with optimizing the use of respiratory antibiotics, but there is limited information on what drives antibiotic use in this area of clinical medicine, or on how AMS is perceived. AIM: To explore the perceptions of hospital respiratory clinicians on AMS in respiratory medicine. METHODS: In-depth interviews were conducted with 28 clinicians (13 doctors and 15 nurses) from two hospitals in Australia. Data were analysed thematically using the framework approach. FINDINGS: Four key barriers to the integration of AMS processes within respiratory medicine, from the participants' perspectives, were identified: CONCLUSIONS: AMS processes are introduced in hospitals with established social structures and knowledge bases. This study found that AMS in respiratory medicine challenges and conflicts with many of these dynamics. If the influence of these dynamics is not considered, AMS processes may not be effective in containing antibiotic use in hospital respiratory medicine.
BACKGROUND: Suboptimal antibiotic use in respiratory infections is widespread in hospital medicine and primary care. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) teams within hospitals, commonly led by infectious diseases physicians, are frequently charged with optimizing the use of respiratory antibiotics, but there is limited information on what drives antibiotic use in this area of clinical medicine, or on how AMS is perceived. AIM: To explore the perceptions of hospital respiratory clinicians on AMS in respiratory medicine. METHODS: In-depth interviews were conducted with 28 clinicians (13 doctors and 15 nurses) from two hospitals in Australia. Data were analysed thematically using the framework approach. FINDINGS: Four key barriers to the integration of AMS processes within respiratory medicine, from the participants' perspectives, were identified: CONCLUSIONS:AMS processes are introduced in hospitals with established social structures and knowledge bases. This study found that AMS in respiratory medicine challenges and conflicts with many of these dynamics. If the influence of these dynamics is not considered, AMS processes may not be effective in containing antibiotic use in hospital respiratory medicine.
Authors: M Santillo; K Sivyer; A Krusche; F Mowbray; N Jones; T E A Peto; A S Walker; M J Llewelyn; L Yardley Journal: J Antimicrob Chemother Date: 2019-11-01 Impact factor: 5.790