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Table 3 Rating scale questions about priorities for future actionsa

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

Treatment of asymptomatic urinary tract infections

0

0 (0 %)

4.0

 

1

0 (0 %)

 
 

2

5 (13 %)

 
 

3

6 (15 %)

 
 

4

13 (33 %)

 
 

5

15 (39 %)

 

Antibiotic use in viral respiratory syndromes

0

1 (3 %)

3.9

 

1

1 (3 %)

 
 

2

1 (3 %)

 
 

3

8 (20 %)

 
 

4

16 (41 %)

 
 

5

12 (30 %)

 

Antibiotic use in colonised chronic wounds

0

0 (0 %)

3.8

 

1

1 (3 %)

 
 

2

4 (10 %)

 
 

3

6 (15 %)

 
 

4

17 (44 %)

 
 

5

11 (28 %)

 

Excessive fluoroquinolone use

0

0 (0 %)

3.7

 

1

3 (8 %)

 
 

2

3 (8 %)

 
 

3

7 (18 %)

 
 

4

13 (33 %)

 
 

5

13 (33 %)

 

Long antibiotic durations

0

0 (0 %)

3.6

 

1

2 (5 %)

 
 

2

4 (10 %)

 
 

3

9 (23 %)

 
 

4

15 (39 %)

 
 

5

9 (23 %)

 
  1. a39 respondents to every question in this table
  2. bScore from 0 -“I do not agree at all”- to 5 -“I totally agree”-
  3. cNumber of responses for each score (%)