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. 2016 Feb 1;51(2):149–157. doi: 10.1310/hpj5102-149

Table 2.

Antimicrobial use and resistance attitudes among survey respondents who were asked about the extent of their agreement with the following statements

Agree or strongly agree, n (%) Prescriber (n=401) Pharmacist (n=171) Role, P value SCH a (n=187) LCH b (n=385) Size, P value
Inappropriate use of antimicrobials causes antibiotic resistance. 394 (98) 169 (99) .49 185 (99) 378 (98) .93
Prescribing broad-spectrum antimicrobials when equally effective narrower spectrum antibiotics are available increases antibiotic resistance. 390 (97) 170 (99) .06 184 (98) 376 (98) .95
Antimicrobial use can harm patients. 390 (97) 160 (94) .11 182 (97) 368 (96) .51
Antimicrobials are overused nationally. 388 (97) 163 (95) .79 184 (98) 367 (95) .14
The incidence of antimicrobial resistant organisms can be reduced by changing antimicrobial prescribing patterns. 386 (96) 168 (98) .17 179 (96) 375 (97) .31
Strong knowledge of antimicrobials is important in my career. 382 (95) 170 (99) .01 181 (97) 371 (96) 1.00
I am interested in the current status of antimicrobial use and resistance at my hospital. 381 (95) 167 (98) .12 178 (95) 370 (96) .66
Antimicrobial resistance is a significant problem nationally. 375 (94) 163 (95) .42 176 (94) 362 (94) 1.00
Spread of antimicrobial resistance can be reduced by changing infection control practices by health care professionals. 375 (94) 164 (96) .27 176 (94) 363 (94) .90
It is my responsibility to ensure appropriate antimicrobial use at my hospital. 357 (89) 159 (93) .13 170 (91) 346 (90) .88
I would like more education on the appropriate use of antimicrobials. 346 (86) 167 (98) .01 166 (89) 347 (90) .59
Appropriate use of antimicrobials can cause antimicrobial resistance. 344 (86) 124 (73) .01 160 (86) 308 (80) .15
Restriction on antimicrobial prescribing is a reasonable method for controlling antibiotic use. 243 (61) 142 (83) .01 120 (64) 265 (69) .29
Antimicrobials are overused at my hospital. 236 (59) 112 (66) .14 107 (57) 241 (63) .24
Antimicrobial resistance is a significant problem at my hospital. 238 (59) 84 (49) .04 93 (50) 229 (59) .03
New antimicrobial development will keep up with our current resistance trends. 56 (14) 31 (18) .25 26 (14) 61 (16) .61

Note: LCH = large community hospitals; SCH = small community hospitals.

a

<200 beds.

b

≥200 beds.