Barriers and enablers to using evidence-based antibiotic prescription guidelines in primary care: a qualitative systematic review and synthesis using the theoretical domains framework
This review found 17 barriers to adhering to URTI antibiotic prescribing guidelines for FPs in primary care across 8 TDF domains. This is important because many interventions do not target all the TDF domains we identified as barriers. Future intervention design should consider adopting strategies to target these domains to ensure its efficacy in improving guidelines adherence.
Authors
- Krystal Bursey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6501-0002)
- Kristen Romme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1859-1913)
- Victoria A.J. Kavanagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4483-714X)
- Andrea Pike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4020-2291)
- Kris Aubrey-Bassler
- Amanda Hall
- Jeremy M. Grimshaw
Institutions
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Implementation Science Communications
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-025-00806-w
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00