ReviewJAC-antimicrobial resistance2022
How can behavioural science contribute to qualitative research on antimicrobial stewardship in primary care?
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- Cross-border differences in public knowledge, awareness, behaviours and beliefs related to antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance across the island of Ireland.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- From the lens of early-career researchers: bridging science, technology, arts, and humanities to tackle antimicrobial resistance.Nature communications · 2026Review
- Unraveling behavioral and sociocultural factors that shape antimicrobial use among patients and general public, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a qualitative study.Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences · 2025Article
- Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for hospital antimicrobial stewardship in low and lower middle - income countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region: results from a mixed methods study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators of the implementation for the antimicrobial Social Norm Feedback (SNF) intervention strategy in primary care institutions: a qualitative study based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial resistance in orthopedics: microbial insights, clinical impact, and the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach-a review.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Review
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- Looking beyond effectiveness: Integration of social science research within international infectious disease research in primary care.The European journal of general practice · 2024Article
- Behavioral Nudges to Encourage Appropriate Antimicrobial Use Among Health Professionals in Uganda.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Determinants of antibiotic prescribing in primary care in Vietnam: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Article
- Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in paediatrics: retrospective controlled study assessing a multifaceted intervention in Northern Italy in a 7-year period.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
- Community antibiotic consumption and associated factors in Lusaka district of Zambia: findings and implications for antimicrobial resistance and stewardship.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- A qualitative analysis of the unwritten rules influencing antibiotic prescribing practices among French poultry veterinarians.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- A mixed method approach to analysing patterns and drivers of antibiotic use and resistance in beef farms in Argentina.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial stewardship: knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among non-healthcare students at the University of Zambia.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2023Article
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Abstract
Antibiotic use (and misuse) accelerates antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and addressing this complex problem necessitates behaviour change related to infection prevention and management and to antibiotic prescribing and use. As most antibiotic courses are prescribed in primary care, a key focus of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is on changing behaviours outside of hospital. Behavioural science draws on behaviour change theories, techniques and methods developed in health psychology, and can be used to help understand and change behaviours related to AMR/AMS. Qualitative methodologies can be used together with a behavioural science approach to explore influences on behaviour and develop and evaluate behavioural interventions. This paper provides an overview of how the behavioural science approach, together with qualitative methods, can contribute and add value to AMS projects. First, it introduces and explains the relevance of the behavioural science approach to AMR/AMS. Second, it provides an overview of behaviour change 'tools': behaviour change theories/models, behavioural determinants and behaviour change techniques. Third, it explains how behavioural methods can be used to: (i) define a clinical problem in behavioural terms and identify behavioural influences; (ii) develop and implement behavioural AMS interventions; and (iii) evaluate them. These are illustrated with examples of using qualitative methods in AMS studies in primary care. Finally, the paper concludes by summarizing the main contributions of taking the behavioural science approach to qualitative AMS research in primary care and discussing the key implications and future directions for research and practice.
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