@article{Rawson:2017:10.1186/s13756-017-0170-7,
author = {Rawson, T and Moore, L and Tivey, A and Tsao, A and Gilchrist, M and Charani, E and Holmes, A},
doi = {10.1186/s13756-017-0170-7},
journal = {Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control},
title = {Behaviour change interventions to influence antimicrobial prescribing: a cross-sectional analysis of reports from UK state-of-the-art scientific conferences},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0170-7},
volume = {6},
year = {2017}
}

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AB  - BackgroundTo improve the quality of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions the application of behavioural sciences supported by multidisciplinary collaboration has been recommended. We analysed major UK scientific research conferences to investigate AMS behaviour change intervention reporting. MethodsLeading UK 2015 scientific conference abstracts for 30 clinical specialties were identified and interrogated. All AMS and/or antimicrobial resistance(AMR) abstracts were identified using validated search criteria. Abstracts were independently reviewed by four researchers with reported behavioural interventions classified using a behaviour change taxonomy. ResultsConferences ran for 110 days with >57,000 delegates. 311/12,313(2.5%) AMS-AMR abstracts (oral and poster) were identified. 118/311(40%) were presented at the UK’s infectious diseases/microbiology conference. 56/311(18%) AMS-AMR abstracts described behaviour change interventions. These were identified across 12/30(40%) conferences. The commonest abstract reporting behaviour change interventions were quality improvement projects [44/56 (79%)]. In total 71 unique behaviour change functions were identified. Policy categories; “guidelines” (16/71) and “service provision” (11/71) were the most frequently reported. Intervention functions; “education” (6/71), “persuasion” (7/71), and “enablement” (9/71) were also common. Only infection and primary care conferences reported studies that contained multiple behaviour change interventions. The remaining 10 specialties tended to report a narrow range of interventions focusing on “guidelines” and “enablement”.   ConclusionDespite the benefits of behaviour change interventions on antimicrobial prescribing, very few AMS-AMR studies reported implementing them in 2015. AMS interventions must focus on promoting behaviour change towards antimicrobial prescribing. Greater focus must b
AU  - Rawson,T
AU  - Moore,L
AU  - Tivey,A
AU  - Tsao,A
AU  - Gilchrist,M
AU  - Charani,E
AU  - Holmes,A
DO  - 10.1186/s13756-017-0170-7
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 2047-2994
TI  - Behaviour change interventions to influence antimicrobial prescribing: a cross-sectional analysis of reports from UK state-of-the-art scientific conferences
T2  - Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0170-7
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/43790
VL  - 6
ER  - 

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