Implementation of a tailored multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections in frail older adults (ImpresU) in four European countries: a process evaluation alongside a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

Autor: Esther A. R. Hartman, Wim G. Groen, Silje Rebekka Heltveit-Olsen, Morten Lindbæk, Sigurd Høye, Sara Sofia Lithén, Pär-Daniel Sundvall, Sofia Sundvall, Egill Snaebjörnsson Arnljots, Ronny Gunnarsson, Anna Kowalczyk, Maciej Godycki-Cwirko, Alma C. van de Pol, Tamara N. Platteel, Annelie A. Monnier, Theo J. M Verheij, Cees M. P. M. Hertogh

Publikováno v: Trials, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024)

Abstract Background We previously performed a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) in general practices and older adult care organizations in Poland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. We found that a multifaceted antibiotic stewards

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Symptoms, symptom severity, and contact with primary health care among nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients: a Norwegian web-based survey

Autor: Guro H. Fossum, Anja Maria Brænd, Silje Rebekka Heltveit-Olsen, Guri Rørtveit, Sigurd Høye, Jørund Straand

Publikováno v: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, Vol 41, Iss 4, Pp 427-434 (2023)

AbstractObjective Dependent on clinical setting, geography and timing during the pandemic, variable symptoms of COVID-19 have been reported. Our aim was to describe self-reported symptom intensity and contact with primary health care among nonhospita

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Methenamine hippurate to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections in older women: protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (ImpresU)

Autor: Cees M P M Hertogh, Anna Kowalczyk, Maciek Godycki-Cwirko, Morten Lindbaek, Ronny Gunnarsson, Pär-Daniel Sundvall, Theo J M Verheij, Nils Grude, Wim G Groen, Silje Rebekka Heltveit-Olsen, Sigurd Hoye, Egill Snaebjörnsson Arnljots, Tamara N Platteel, Hilde A M Koning, Christina Åhrén

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 11 (2022)

Introduction Methenamine hippurate is a urinary antiseptic used as preventive treatment for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in some Scandinavian countries. However, the scientific evidence for the preventive effect and safety for longer-ter

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Effect of a multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing for suspected urinary tract infections in frail older adults (ImpresU): pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial in four European countries

Autor: Esther A R Hartman, Alma C van de Pol, Silje Rebekka Heltveit-Olsen, Morten Lindbæk, Sigurd Høye, Sara Sofia Lithén, Pär-Daniel Sundvall, Sofia Sundvall, Egill Snaebjörnsson Arnljots, Ronny Gunnarsson, Anna Kowalczyk, Maciek Godycki-Cwirko, Tamara N Platteel, Wim G Groen, Annelie A Monnier, Nicolaas P Zuithoff, Theo J M Verheij, Cees M P M Hertogh

Objective To evaluate whether antibiotic prescribing for suspected urinary tract infections in frail older adults can be reduced through a multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention. Design Pragmatic, parallel, cluster randomised controlled tri

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http://hdl.handle.net/10852/101649

Decisions on antibiotic prescribing for suspected urinary tract infections in frail older adults: a qualitative study in four European countries

Autor: Esther A R Hartman, Wim G Groen, Silje Rebekka Heltveit-Olsen, Morten Lindbæk, Sigurd Høye, Pär-Daniel Sundvall, Ingmarie Skoglund, Egill Snaebjörnsson Arnljots, Ronny Gunnarsson, Anna Kowalczyk, Maciek Godycki-Cwirko, Katarzyna Kosiek, Tamara N Platteel, Alma C van de Pol, Theo J M Verheij, Annelie A Monnier, Cees M P M Hertogh

Publikováno v: Age and Ageing, 51, 6
Age and Ageing, 51(6):afac134. Oxford University Press
Age and Ageing, 51
Hartman, E A R, Groen, W G, Heltveit-Olsen, S R, Lindbæk, M, Høye, S, Sundvall, P-D, Skoglund, I, Snaebjörnsson Arnljots, E, Gunnarsson, R, Kowalczyk, A, Godycki-Cwirko, M, Kosiek, K, Platteel, T N, van de Pol, A C, Verheij, T J M, Monnier, A A & Hertogh, C M P M 2022, ' Decisions on antibiotic prescribing for suspected urinary tract infections in frail older adults : a qualitative study in four European countries ', Age and Ageing, vol. 51, no. 6, afac134 . https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac134

Background a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common reason to prescribe antibiotics in a frail older patient. Frequently, antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily. To increase appropriate antibiotic use for UTIs through antibiotic

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https://repository.ubn.ru.nl/handle/2066/251343