Swedish Antibiotic Nursing Home Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infections; Urinary Tract Infections
• Interventions: Behavioral: Educational intervention on antibiotic prescribing

• Registration Number: NCT01054677
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief 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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2003-05
• Study First Submitted: 2010-01-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-01-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-01-21
• Study First Posted: 2010-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 2010-01-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• nursing homes where residents have a common dining room and staff, and a self-assessed stable staff situation

Exclusion Criteria

• specialised nursing homes or wards (e.g. oncology wards)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Educational intervention on antibiotic prescribing	Educational intervention on antibiotic prescribing	The participants in this group received an educational intervention.