Shared Decision-making and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Secondary Care (SHARE)

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Antibiotic Prescribing is the Study Focus (no Condition)

Treatments

Other: None - Interview Only

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06605820

2023.RCHT.05

Details and patient eligibility

About

To identify opportunities for antibiotic prescribing shared decision making between patients and prescribers in secondary care.

Full description

This is a qualitative study with patients and clinicians in secondary care.

We will use semi-structured interviews with patients and clinicians to address the research question. Patients that have received antibiotics during a recent inpatient stay will be identified using the hospital electronic prescribing system and a letter inviting study participation will be included in their discharge medication pack. Senior prescribing decision makers will be recruited from participating hospitals. In total, we hope to carry out up to 50 interviews with patients and clinicians.

Enrollment

50 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

For clinicians:

Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
Senior registrar or consultant medical or surgical doctor working at participating hospitals and caring for inpatients.
Fluent in English.

For patients:

Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
Male or Female, aged 16 years or above (no upper age limit).
Good standard of speaking English and able to read and understand study materials.
Received antibiotic for treatment of suspected or confirmed bacterial infection during inpatient stay.

Exclusion criteria