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Table 1 Rating scale questions about organisational frameworks to implement an antimicrobial stewardship programmes in long-term care facilitiesa

From: Antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities in Belgium: a questionnaire-based survey of nursing homes to evaluate initiatives and future developments

Question

Scoreb

Responsesc

Average score

Programme implementation

 Possibility of future development in institution

0

3 (8 %)

2.7/5

 

1

2 (5 %)

 
 

2

9 (23 %)

 
 

3

16 (41 %)

 
 

4

7 (18 %)

 
 

5

2 (5 %)

 

Actors to involve in implementation

 Medical coordinators

0

3 (8 %)

3.1/5

 

1

4 (10 %)

 
 

2

7 (18 %)

 
 

3

6 (15 %)

 
 

4

10 (26 %)

 
 

5

9 (23 %)

 

 Local organisation of GPs

0

6 (15 %)

2.9/5

 

1

5 (13 %)

 
 

2

5 (13 %)

 
 

3

4 (10 %)

 
 

4

10 (26 %)

 
 

5

9 (23 %)

 

 Nursing team

0

2 ((5 %)

3.5/5

 

1

4 (10 %)

 
 

2

2 (5 %)

 
 

3

9 (23 %)

 
 

4

9 (23 %)

 
 

5

13 (33 %)

 

 Hospital specialist (ID or AMS team)

0

2 (5 %)

3.1/5

 

1

6 (15 %)

 
 

2

6 (15 %)

 
 

3

7 (18 %)

 
 

4

8 (21 %)

 
 

5

10 (26 %)

 
  1. GP general practitioners
  2. ID infectious disease specialist
  3. AMS team antimicrobial stewardship team(s) of local hospital(s)
  4. a39 respondents to every question in this table
  5. bScore from 0 (“I do not agree at all”) to 5 (“I totally agree”)
  6. cNumber of responses for each score (%)