Lohiniva, Anna Leena, Heweidy, Iman, Abdu, Samiha, Abouelata, Omar, Ackley, Caroline, Samir, Shady and Talaat, Maha (2022) Developing a theory-based behavior change intervention to improve the prescription of surgical prophylaxis. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 44. pp. 227-234. ISSN 2210-7703

PDF - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (591kB)

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly pervasive due to multiple, complex prescribing and consuming behaviours. Accordingly, behaviour change is an important component of response to AMR. Little is known about the best approaches to change antibiotic use practices and behaviours. This project aims to develop a context-specific behaviour change strategy focusing on promoting appropriate prescription practices following the World Health Organization recommendations for surgical prophylaxis. In an orthopaedic surgery unit in Egypt. The project included a formative qualitative research study with 31 in-depth interviews with orthopaedic surgeons that was based on the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and an intervention that was developed to following the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) in a knowledge co-production workshop with ten public health experts that ensured that the theory based intervention was a culturally acceptable, practical and implementable intervention. The prescription of surgical prophylaxis was influenced by eight TDF domains from which workshop participants selected five to be included in the behaviour change intervention including, knowledge, belief in consequences (mistrust towards infection prevention and control measures), environmental factors (lack of prescription guidelines), professional role and reinforcement (a lack of appropriate follow up actions influenced prescription of surgical prophylaxis). The appropriate set of behaviour change functions of BCW and related activities to improve the current practices included education, enablement, persuasion, environmental restructuring and restriction. The study showed that a theory based, and context specific intervention can be created by using the TDF and BCW together with knowledge-co creation to improve the prescription of surgical prophylaxis in and Egyptian orthopaedic unit. The intervention needs to piloted and scaled up.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Behavior change intervention, Behavior change wheel, Surgical prophylaxis, Theoretical Domains Framework
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Global Health and Infection
SWORD Depositor:	Mx Elements Account
Depositing User:	Mx Elements Account
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2022 07:49
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2022 11:15
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/104250

View download statistics for this item

📧 Request an update