Swedish Antibiotic Nursing Home Trial

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