Hospitalised patients as stewards of their own antibiotic therapy: a qualitative analysis informing the strategic design of interventions to encourage shared decision-making in tertiary hospital settings in Singapore

• Main Authors: Guo, Huiling, Lye, David C., Ng, Tat Ming, Somani, Jyoti, Kwa, Andrea Lay Hoon, Chung, Jasmine Shimin, Chow, Angela
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Antibiotic prescribing; Antimicrobial resistance
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181896
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) on antibiotic therapy may improve antibiotic use in tertiary hospitals, but hospitalised patients are apprehensive about being involved in it. Understanding the facilitators and barriers to SDM can inform the design and implementation of interventions to empo...