Stakeholder perspectives on the offer and acceptance of self-administration of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a qualitative study
Decisions regarding S-OPAT are influenced by cognitive, skill-related, and collaborative determinants shaping inter-stakeholder cooperation. Addressing these determinants may help create a more person-centred approach and support further expansion of S-OPAT. We recommend increasing HCP awareness of S-OPAT, discussing S-OPAT with all patients or their caregivers, emphasizing the freedom to try S-OPAT, and tailoring the content, timing, and location of the S-OPAT offer to individual needs.
Authors
- Olivier Richel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3923-1478)
- M. Hendriks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3686-2481)
- H Wertheim
- Jan Schouten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6495-7758)
- Hester H. Stoorvogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5385-6764)
- J Ten Oever
- Mirjam Tromp
- Renée A M Tuinte
- Mahasin Elasri
- Marlies E J L Hulscher
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- University Medical Center (US)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkag068
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pfizer