Factors influencing antibiotic prescribing in long-term care facilities: A qualitative in-depth study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Van Buul, Laura W ^a   Van Der Steen, Jenny T ^a   Doncker, Sarah Mmm ^a   Achterberg, Wilco P ^b   Schellevis, Franҫois G ^a,c   Veenhuizen, Ruth B ^a   Hertogh, Cees Mpm ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Drug prescribing; Nursing homes; Residential care homes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STANDARDS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84923918617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-14-136     Document Type: Article

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