Table 3. Percentage of agreement to attitude statements (n=158).
Attitude statement | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I feel that gaining approval for restricted ATB makes the team think more carefully about ATB choice | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (3.2) | 67 (42.4) | 84 (53.2) | 3.5 |
I feel that my patients benefit/would benefit having an antimicrobial stewardship program in place | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 7 (4.4) | 54 (34.2) | 95 (60.1) | 3.5 |
I feel that an antimicrobial stewardship program increases/would increase my knowledge of appropriate antimicrobial use | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.9) | 10 (6.3) | 64 (40.5) | 80 (50.6) | 3.4 |
I feel that time spent interacting with the antimicrobial stewardship program physician /pharmacist is/would be an efficient use of my time | 1 (0.6) | 6 (3.8) | 10 (6.3) | 69 (43.7) | 72 (45.6) | 3.3 |
I feel that the treating physician is in the best position to know the best ATB | 2 (1.3) | 26 (16.5) | 45 (28.5) | 46 (29.1) | 39 (24.7) | 1.4 |
I feel that an antimicrobial stewardship program affects/would affect my autonomy in a negative way | 15 (9.5) | 43 (27.2) | 47 (29.7) | 29 (18.4) | 24 (15.2) | 2.0 |
I feel that ATB guidelines and ATB committee are an obstacle more than a help to clinical care | 29 (18.4) | 51 (32.3) | 41 (25.9) | 21 (13.3) | 16 (10.1) | 2.4 |