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Swedish Antibiotic Nursing Home Trial

NCT01054677 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2010-01-22

No results posted yet for this study

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

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Educational intervention on antibiotic prescribing

Small educational group sessions with nurses and physicians, feedback on prescribing, presentation of guidelines and written materials

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The national corporation of Swedish pharmacies, Apoteket AB

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Karolinska Institutet

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Eligibility

Sex
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

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