Table 3.
Data synthesis by extracting and abstracting findings in common categories and themes
| Abstraction: Themes | Abstraction: Subthemes | Dimension(s) under study | Studies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal/personal factors | Knowledge | Knowledge | Knowledge of AMS | Bouchoucha et al. [25]; Carter et al. [21]; Herawati et al. [30]; Kirby et al. [28]; Lim et al. [31]; Monsees et al. [23] |
| Knowledge of antibiotic use | Akbar et al. [29]; Ashiru-Oredope et al. [33]; Barchitta et al. [34]; Padigos et al. [26] | |||
| Knowledge of antibiotic resistance | Akbar et al. [29]; Ashiru-Oredope et al. [33]; Barchitta et al. [34]; Bouchoucha et al. [25] | |||
| Knowledge of antibiotics | Akbar et al. [29]; Ashiru-Oredope et al. [33]; Barchitta et al. [34] | |||
| Knowledge regarding the nurses’ role in AMS | Bouchoucha et al. [25] | |||
| Significance of antibiotic resistance | Kirby et al. [28] | |||
| Attitudes | Attitudes | Attitude with respect to antibiotics | Ashiru-Oredope et al. [33]; Barchitta et al. [34] | |
| Attitude with respect to antibiotic use | Ashiru-Oredope et al. [33]; Barchitta et al. [34] | |||
| Attitude with respect to antibiotic resistance | Ashiru-Oredope et al. [33]; Barchitta et al. [34] | |||
| Attitude in decision-making | Hamilton et al. [22] | |||
| Attitude in antibiotic selection | Hamilton et al. [22] | |||
| Opinions | Opinions regarding the nurses’ role in AMS | Bouchoucha et al. [25] | ||
| Opinions regarding AMS | Bouchoucha et al. [25] | |||
| Opinions regarding antibiotic resistance | Bouchoucha et al. [25] | |||
| Views on potential nurses’ role in AMS | Padigos et al. [26] | |||
| Perceptions | Perceived barriers of AMS | Herawati et al. [30]; Knobloch et al. [24]; Rout et al. [35]; van Gulik et al. [32] | ||
| Perceptions about the nurses’ role in AMS | Knobloch et al. [24]; Lim et al. [31]; Monsees et al. [23] | |||
| Perceptions about antibiotic use | Hamilton et al. [22] | |||
| Perceptions about antibiotic resistance | Hamilton et al. [22] | |||
| Perceptions toward educational resources | Hamilton et al. [22] | |||
| Perceived threats | Herawati et al. [30] | |||
| Perceived self-efficacy level | Herawati et al. [30] | |||
| Perceived benefit of AMS | Herawati et al. [30] | |||
| Beliefs | Belief in AMS | Herawati et al. [30] | ||
| Awareness of AMS | Lim et al. [31] | |||
| Practices | Behaviors | Behaviors concerning antibiotics | Ashiru-Oredope et al. [33]; Barchitta et al. [34] | |
| Behaviors concerning antibiotic use | Ashiru-Oredope et al. [33]; Barchitta et al. [34] | |||
| Behaviors concerning antibiotic resistance | Ashiru-Oredope et al. [33]; Barchitta et al. [34] | |||
| Professional performance | Experiences of AMS | Kirby et al. [28]; Mula et al. [36] | ||
| Performance of AMS activities | Carter et al. [21] | |||
| External/environmental factors | Structures | Context of care | Circumstances in the aged-care situation and environment around antibiotic use | Dowson et al. [27] |
| Practice context influence on AMS | van Gulik et al. [32] | |||
| Physical environment influence on AMS | Knobloch et al. [24] | |||
| Education | Educational influence on AMS | van Gulik et al. [32] | ||
| Resources availability | Limited resources in AMS nursing role | Mula et al. [36] | ||
| Specific guidelines | Guidelines/policies availability | Knobloch et al. [24] | ||
| Processes | Leadership support | Leadership support of nurses’ involvement in AMS | Carter et al. [21] | |
| Governance influence on AMS | van Gulik et al. [32] | |||
| Group dynamics | Interpersonal processes and dynamics around antibiotic use | Dowson et al. [27]; Kirby et al. [28] | ||
| Multidisciplinary teamwork challenges in AMS nursing role | Mula et al. [36] | |||
AMS antimicrobial stewardship, AMS antimicrobial stewardship