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Social dynamics of a population-level dashboard for antimicrobial stewardship: A qualitative analysis.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2021.01.015Abstract
Objective
To evaluate antimicrobial stewards' experiences of using a dashboard display integrating local and national antibiotic use data implemented in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This paper reports early formative evaluation.Design
Qualitative interviewing.Setting
Eight VA hospitals participated with established antimicrobial stewardship (AS) programs participated in the pilot.Participants
Six infectious disease physicians and eight clinical pharmacists agreed to be interviewed (n = 14).Methods
A 3-part qualitative interview script was used involving a description of local stewardship activities, a Critical Incident description of dashboard use, and general questions regarding attitudes towards the tool. An inductive open coding approach was used for analysis.Results
We found 4 themes showing the complexities of using stewardship tools: (1) Data validity is socially negotiated; (2) Performance feedback motivates and persuades social goals when situated in an empirical distribution; (3) Shared problem awareness is aided by authoritative data; and (4) The AS dashboard encourages connections with local quality improvement culture.Conclusions
Social dimensions of AS tool use emerged as distinct from, and equally important as decision support provided by the dashboard. Successful stewardship tools should be designed to support both the social and cognitive needs of users.Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.
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