Analysis of knowledge and attitude surveys to identify barriers and enablers of appropriate antimicrobial prescribing in three Australian tertiary hospitals

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 568-574

  Chaves, N J ^a   Cheng, A C ^b   Runnegar, N ^c   Kirschner, J ^d   Lee, T ^d   Buising, K ^a  

^a MELBOURNE HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Pharmacy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti infective agent; Attitude of health personnel; Clinical competence; Inappropriate prescribing; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONSULTATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIALIZATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TIME MANAGEMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG UTILIZATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84904697647     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12373     Document Type: Article

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