RT Journal Article
T1 Knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding antibiotic prescription by medical interns: a qualitative study in Spain
A1 Molina-Romera, Germán
A1 Vázquez-Cancela, Olalla
A1 Vázquez Lago, Juan M.
A1 Montes-Villalba, Rodrigo Alonso
A1 Roque, Fátima
A1 Herdeiro, Maria Teresa Ferreira
A1 Figueiras Guzmán, Adolfo
K1 Antibiotic-resistance
K1 Interns
K1 Prescription
K1 Qualitative
K1 Focus-group techniques
AB Antibiotic resistance is an issue of growing importance in the public health sphere. Medical interns are of great relevance when it comes to the source of this problem. This study therefore sought to ascertain which factors influence the management of antibiotic therapy by this population, in order to pinpoint the possible causes of misprescribing habits. We conducted a qualitative study based on focus group techniques, with groups consisting of medical interns from the Santiago de Compostela Clinical University Teaching Hospital. Our study identified factors which the participants considered to be determinants of antibiotic use and their relationship with the appearance of resistance. The single most repeated factor was the influence of the attending physician’s judgement; other factors included a high healthcare burden or prescribing inertia. This stage is an opportunity to correct misprescribing habits, by implementing educational interventions aimed at modifying the identified factors.
PB MDPI
SN 2079-6382
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40506
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40506
LA eng
NO Molina-Romera, G., Vazquez-Cancela, O., Vazquez-Lago, J. M., Montes-Villalba, R. A., Roque, F., Herdeiro, M. T., & Figueiras, A. (2023). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Regarding Antibiotic Prescription by Medical Interns: A Qualitative Study in Spain. Antibiotics, 12(3), 457. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12030457
NO This study has been funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) through the project “PI19/01006” and co-funded by the European Union
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026