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Institutional-specific smartphone application as a supplemental tool for an antimicrobial stewardship program in 2 large community-based hospitals: Acceptance of physicians and pharmacists
- Title
- Institutional-specific smartphone application as a supplemental tool for an antimicrobial stewardship program in 2 large community-based hospitals: Acceptance of physicians and pharmacists
- Authors
- Cho, Sora; Kim, Cecilia; Kim, Sung Hwa; Choi, Hee Jung; Kim, Sun Ah; Kim, Kyung Hee; Kim, Choong-jong; Rhie, Sandy Jeong
- Ewha Authors
- 최희정; 김성화; 이정연; 김선아; 김충종; 김경희
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 최희정; 이정연; 김선아; 김충종; 김경희
- Issue Date
- 2023
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
- ISSN
- 1544-3191
1544-3450
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION vol. 63, no. 3
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Purpose: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been a challenge in less resourceful health care settings. Medical smartphone applications (apps) can be accessible tools to support ASPs under such circumstances. A hospital-specific ASP app was prepared and the acceptance and usability of the study ASP app were evaluated by physicians and pharmacists in 2 community-based academic hospitals. Methods: The exploratory survey was conducted 5 months following the implementation of the study ASP app. A questionnaire was developed, and the validity and reliability were analyzed using S-CVI/Ave (scale content validity index/Average) and Cronbach's alpha, respectively. The questionnaire consisted of demographics (3 items), acceptance (9 items), usability (10 items), and barriers (2 items). Descriptive analysis was conducted using a 5-point Likert scale, multiple selections, and free-text responses. Results: Approximately 38.7% of 75 respondents (response rate, 23.5%) used the app. Most scored 4 or higher, indicating that the study ASP app was easy to install (89.7%), use (79.3%), and apply to clinical settings (69.0%). Frequently used contents were dosing (39.6%), the spectrum of activity (7.1%), and intravenous-to-oral conversion (7.1%). Barriers included limited time (38.2%) and insufficient content (20.6%). Users indicated that the study ASP app helped improve their knowledge on treatment guidelines (72.4%), antibiotic use (62.1%), and adverse reactions (69.0%). Conclusion: The study ASP app was well accepted by physicians and pharmacists and it can be useful to supplement ASPs activities in less resourceful hospitals with a large burden of patient care. (c) 2023 American Pharmacists Association (R). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.japh.2023.02.007|http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2023.02.007
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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