Infections, Urinary Tract Infections
Conditions
Keywords
Infections in nursing homes, especially urinary tract infections
Brief summary
Main aim and objective The aim was to present the treatment of infectious diseases in elderly, especially in nursing homes and further to evaluate the effect of an intervention package aiming at improving treatment with antibiotics in Swedish nursing homes Specific objectives * Present the treatment patterns regarding infectious diseases, including gender aspects in elderly, especially in nursing homes. * Through focus group discussions elucidate the decision making process in nursing homes and target the intervention. * Based on the above information develop an educational intervention to contribute to the improvement of the prescribing of antibiotics in nursing homes * Evaluate the effect of the intervention on quality of prescribing, knowledge and attitudes in relation to available guidelines
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducational intervention on antibiotic prescribing
Small educational group sessions with nurses and physicians, feedback on prescribing, presentation of guidelines and written materials
Sponsors
The national corporation of Swedish pharmacies, Apoteket AB
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* nursing homes where residents have a common dining room and staff, and a self-assessed stable staff situation
Exclusion criteria
* specialised nursing homes or wards (e.g. oncology wards)
Outcome results
None listed