Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): a qualitative study of patient perspectives in those choosing not to self-administer.

Tonna, A.; Paudyal, V.; Forbes-McKay, K.; Falconer, S.; Anthony, G.; Tonna, I.; Laing, R.; Mackenzie, A.; Macartney, G.; Stewart, D.

Abstract

OPAT is a well established treatment for administration of intravenous (IV) antibiotics, and models of administration include home self-administration. Despite this offering advantages, statistics indicate that less patients in the research centre home self-administer compared with other national centres.

Citation

TONNA, A., PAUDYAL, V., FORBES-MCKAY, K., FALCONER, S., ANTHONY, G., TONNA, I., LAING, R., MACKENZIE, A., MACARTNEY, G. and STEWART, D. 2016. Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): a qualitative study of patient perspectives in those choosing not to self-administer. European journal of hospital pharmacy [online], 23(Supplement 1), article A8. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000875.18

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 14, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Feb 14, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Sep 19, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 19, 2016
• Journal: European journal of hospital pharmacy
• Print ISSN: 2047-9956
• Electronic ISSN: 2047-9964
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: Supplement 1
• Article Number: A8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000875.18
• Keywords: Patients; Self administration; IV antibiotics
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1757