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Social and contextual influences on antibiotic prescribing and antimicrobial stewardship : a qualitative study with clinical commissioning group and general practice professionals
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Borek, Aleksandra, Anthierens, Sibyl, Allison, Rosalie, Mcnulty, Cliodna, Anyanwu, Philip, Costelloe, Ceire, Walker, Ann, Butler, Christopher and Tonkin-Crine, Sarah (2020) Social and contextual influences on antibiotic prescribing and antimicrobial stewardship : a qualitative study with clinical commissioning group and general practice professionals. Antibiotics, 9 (12). 859. doi:10.3390/antibiotics9120859 ISSN 2079-6382.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9120859
Abstract
Antibiotic prescribing in England varies considerably between Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and general practices. We aimed to assess social and contextual factors affecting antibiotic prescribing and engagement with antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) initiatives. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 22 CCG professionals and 19 general practice professionals. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed thematically. Social/contextual influences were grouped into the following four categories: (1) Immediate context, i.e., patients’ social characteristics (e.g., deprivation and culture), clinical factors, and practice and clinician characteristics (e.g., “struggling” with staff shortage/turnover) were linked to higher prescribing. (2) Wider context, i.e., pressures on the healthcare system, limited resources, and competing priorities were seen to reduce engagement with AMS. (3) Collaborative and whole system approaches, i.e., communication, multidisciplinary networks, leadership, and teamwork facilitated prioritizing AMS, learning, and consistency. (4) Relativity of appropriate prescribing, i.e., “high” or “appropriate” prescribing was perceived as relative, depending on comparators, and disregarding different contexts, but social norms around antibiotic use among professionals and patients seemed to be changing. Further optimization of antibiotic prescribing would benefit from addressing social/contextual factors and addressing wider health inequalities, not only targeting individual clinicians. Tailoring and adapting to local contexts and constraints, ensuring adequate time and resources for AMS, and collaborative, whole system approaches to promote consistency may help promote AMS.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology | ||||||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Drugs -- Prescribing, Drugs -- Prescribing -- Social aspects, Antibiotics, Anti-infective agents | ||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Antibiotics | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | MDPI | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2079-6382 | ||||||||||||
Official Date: | 1 December 2020 | ||||||||||||
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Volume: | 9 | ||||||||||||
Number: | 12 | ||||||||||||
Article Number: | 859 | ||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.3390/antibiotics9120859 | ||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 4 May 2023 | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 4 May 2023 | ||||||||||||
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