ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2013
An analysis of the development and implementation of a smartphone application for the delivery of antimicrobial prescribing policy: lessons learnt.
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- Use of stewardship smartphone applications by physicians and prescribing of antimicrobials in hospitals: A systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Factors Determining the Success and Failure of eHealth Interventions: Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Pooled it
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- Refinement of a pharmacogenomics app for dosing guidelines for oncology: findings from the usability evaluation.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
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- 'It makes life so much easier'-experiences of users of the MicroGuide™ smartphone app for improving antibiotic prescribing behaviour in UK hospitals: an interview study.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2021Article
- Factors Impacting Clinicians' Adoption of a Clinical Photo Documentation App and its Implications for Clinical Workflows and Quality of Care: Qualitative Case Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- The Differences in Antibiotic Decision-making Between Acute Surgical and Acute Medical Teams: An Ethnographic Study of Culture and Team Dynamics.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2019Observational
- An evaluation of the TARGET (Treat Antibiotics Responsibly; Guidance, Education, Tools) Antibiotics Toolkit to improve antimicrobial stewardship in primary care-is it fit for purpose?Family practice · 2018Article
- Can a smartphone app improve medical trainees' knowledge of antibiotics?International journal of medical education · 2017Article
- Effect of adding a mobile health intervention to a multimodal antimicrobial stewardship programme across three teaching hospitals: an interrupted time series study.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2017Article
- How can Multi-Professional Education Support Better Stewardship?Infectious disease reports · 2017Review
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objectivesSmartphone usage amongst clinicians is widespread. Yet smartphones are not widely used for the dissemination of policy or as clinical decision support systems. We report here on the development, adoption and implementation process of the Imperial Antimicrobial Prescribing Application across five teaching hospitals in London.
methodsDoctors and clinical pharmacists were recruited to this study, which employed a mixed methods in-depth case-study design with focus groups, structured pre- and post-intervention survey questionnaires and live data on application uptake. The primary outcome measure was uptake of the application by doctors and its acceptability. The development and implementation processes were also mapped.
resultsThe application was downloaded by 40% (376) of junior doctors with smartphones (primary target user group) within the first month and by 100% within 12 months. There was an average of 1900 individual access sessions per month, compared with 221 hits on the Intranet version of the policy. Clinicians (71%) reported that using the application improved their antibiotic knowledge.
conclusionsClinicians rapidly adopted the mobile application for antimicrobial prescribing at the point of care, enabling the policy to reach a much wider audience in comparison with paper- and desktop-based versions of the policy. Organizations seeking to optimize antimicrobial prescribing should consider utilizing mobile technology to deliver point-of-care decision support. The process revealed a series of barriers, which will need to be addressed at individual and organizational levels to ensure safe and high-quality delivery of local policy at the point of care.
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