title: Use of the Health Belief Model to Study Patient Perceptions of Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Acute Care Setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify themes associated with patient perceptions of antibiotic use and the role of patients in inpatient antimicrobial stewardship.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 hospitalized patients using the Health Belief Model as the framework for questions and analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  An academic tertiary care hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 30 general medicine inpatients receiving at least 1 anti-infective medication were interviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants recognized antibiotic resistance as a serious public health threat but expressed low perceived susceptibility to being personally affected by antibiotic resistance. Views of susceptibility were influenced by a high degree of trust in physicians and misperceptions regarding the mechanisms underlying resistance. Participants expressed high self-efficacy and a desire to be involved in their health care. Perceived roles for patients in preventing the inappropriate use of antibiotics ranged from asking questions and speaking up about concerns to active involvement in decision making regarding antibiotic treatments. Few participants reported being offered the opportunity to engage in such shared decision making while hospitalized.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings suggest an important role for patients in improving antibiotic use in hospitals. However, patient engagement has not been recognized as a critical component of antimicrobial stewardship programs. Our study suggests that the likelihood of patient engagement in stewardship practices is currently limited by low perceived susceptibility and lack of cues to act. Further investigation into how patients may be engaged as good stewards of antibiotics may reveal new ways to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in the inpatient setting.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Medicine,University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health,Madison,Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Cydney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heid
authors.affiliation: 2William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital Madison,Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Knobloch
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Pharmacy,University of Wisconsin Health,Madison,Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Lucas T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Medicine,University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health,Madison,Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Nasia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Safdar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D063128:Tertiary Health Care; D014922:Wisconsin
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
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