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Table 6 Interrupted Time Series analysis of the use of Ciprofloxacin at the ward of Gastroenterology, Hospital A, from 2013 to 2015

From: The effect of antibiotic stewardship interventions with stakeholder involvement in hospital settings: a multicentre, cluster randomized controlled intervention study

 

Estimate

SE

p-value

Ciprofloxacin DDD per 100 bed days

Constant

10.291

1.283

0.000

AR

−0.090

0.520

0.868

Pre-slope

 

−0.169

0.341

0.636

Difference between pre- and post-slope

 

−0.106

0.461

0.825

Level effect

 3 months

 

−4.254

1.905

0.061

 6 months

 

−4.360

1.956

0.061

 12 months

 

−4.571

2.343

0.092

 18 months

 

−4.783

2.975

0.152

  1. Use of Ciprofloxacin is measured as quarterly sales of Ciprofloxacin, adjusted for bed days