ArticleJoint Commission journal on quality and patient safety2022
Implementing a Toolkit to Improve the Education of Patients on Home-Based Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT).
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- Practice guidelines for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in Germany.Infection · 2025Guideline
- 'Living Well With a PICC at Home': Co-Design and Evaluation of a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Booklet.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- 2026 Updated good practice recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in adults and children in the UK.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Review
- Clinical and patient-reported outcomes of self-administered outpatient parenteral antimicrobial treatment (S-OPAT): a scoping review.Infection · 2025Article
- Preparation of Patients for Central Venous Catheter Care in the Home: Perspectives From Health Care Personnel.American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical QualityArticle
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backgroundPatients discharged to the home on home-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) perform their own infusions and catheter care; thus, they require high-quality training to improve safety and the likelihood of treatment success. This article describes the study team's experience piloting an educational toolkit for patients on home-based OPAT.
methodsAn OPAT toolkit was developed to address barriers such as unclear communication channels, rushed instruction, safe bathing with an intravenous (IV) catheter, and lack of standardized instructions. The research team evaluated the toolkit through interviews with home infusion nurses implementing the intervention, surveys of 20 patients who received the intervention, and five observations of the home infusion nurses delivering the intervention to patients and caregivers.
resultsOf surveyed patients, 90.0% were comfortable infusing medications at the time of discharge, and 80.0% with bathing with the IV catheter. While all practiced on equipment, 75.0% used the videos and the paper checklists. Almost all (95.0%) were satisfied with their training, and all were satisfied with managing their IV catheters at home. The videos were considered very helpful, particularly as reference. Overall, nurses adjusted training to patient characteristics and modified the toolkit over time. Shorter instruction forms were more helpful than longer instruction forms.
conclusionDeveloping a toolkit to improve the education of patients on home-based OPAT has the potential to improve the safety of and experience with home-based OPAT.
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