Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Regarding Antibiotic Prescription by Medical Interns: A Qualitative Study in Spain
[EN] Antibiotic resistance is an issue of growing importance in the public health sphere. Medical interns are of great relevance when it comes to the source of this problem. This study therefore sought to ascertain which factors influence the management of antibiotic therapy by this population, in o...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Servizo Galego de Saúde (SERGAS) |
| Repositorio: | RUNA. Repositorio da Consellería de Sanidade e Sergas |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:runa.sergas.gal:20.500.11940/21669 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://portalcientifico.sergas.gal//documentos/6444ede348c3090deaa2620b http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11940/21669 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Anti-Bacterial Agents Focus Groups Public Health Hospitals, Teaching Delivery of Health Care Drug Resistance, Microbial Physicians Habits salud Pública antibacterianos atención a la salud grupos focales médicos farmacorresistencia microbiana actitud del personal de salud AS Santiago CHUS IDIS |
| Sumario: | [EN] Antibiotic resistance is an issue of growing importance in the public health sphere. Medical interns are of great relevance when it comes to the source of this problem. This study therefore sought to ascertain which factors influence the management of antibiotic therapy by this population, in order to pinpoint the possible causes of misprescribing habits. We conducted a qualitative study based on focus group techniques, with groups consisting of medical interns from the Santiago de Compostela Clinical University Teaching Hospital. Our study identified factors which the participants considered to be determinants of antibiotic use and their relationship with the appearance of resistance. The single most repeated factor was the influence of the attending physician's judgement; other factors included a high healthcare burden or prescribing inertia. This stage is an opportunity to correct misprescribing habits, by implementing educational interventions aimed at modifying the identified factors. |
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