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The impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial stewardship programme implementation in hospitals – an exploration informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research by N. Hashad; D. Stewart; D. Perumal; N. Abdulrazzaq; A.P. Tonna is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Introduction and objectives: The disruption of antimicrobial stewardship programmes (asps) caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) has been recognized but not explored in depth. this study used a theoretical, qualitative approach to understand the impact of covid-19 on asp implementation in hospitals. ## Methods: Semi-structured online interviews, informed by the consolidated framework for implementation research (cfir), were conducted with asp team members and non-members in hospitals. participants were recruited via purposeful and snowball sampling with interviews video recorded, transcribed and analysed independently by two researchers based on mapping against cfir constructs. ## Results: Thirty-one interviews were conducted across 11 hospitals. the following themes were identified: (i) increased complexity of asp implementation and changes in prescribing behaviour influenced by covid-19; (ii) adaptations, networking and cosmopolitanism to enhance integration of covid-19 management into asp services; and (iii) adaptations and networking to support continuity of the asp implementation process. a disruption to pre-pandemic asp activities was reported, with complexity of c

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Author
N. Hashad; D. Stewart; D. Perumal; N. Abdulrazzaq; A.P. Tonna
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022
Language
EN
Field
Medicine (Health Sciences)