The impact of an electronic learning intervention to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing behaviour by non-medical prescribers for upper respiratory tract infections in the primary care setting: a feasibility study
It was feasible to recruit the target sample, and participants engaged well with the intervention. However, further consideration is needed for recruiting pharmacists and paramedics and developing a retention strategy for the follow-up survey. Behaviour and COM influences on behaviour changed positively from before to after the intervention. Future work should consider using the intervention in nursing and pharmacy undergraduate programmes, with students on prescribing programmes, and with other non-medical prescribers such as paramedic and physiotherapist prescribers.
Authors
- Neil Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4946-831X)
- Rosemary Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1705-1480)
- Angel Chater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-2565)
- Clare Hawker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-9647)
- Molly Courtenay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8639-5917)
- Nicholas Reid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3256-3986)
- Rose Gallagher
- A. WILLIAMS (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-8997)
Institutions
- University of Bedfordshire (GB)
- Royal College of Nursing (GB)
- Public Health Wales (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Reading (GB)
- Cardiff University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13260-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26