serval:BIB_23D3F72B5790
Patient satisfaction in an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) unit practising predominantly self-administration of antibiotics with elastomeric pumps.
10.1007/s10096-017-2944-5
000406290100006
28283831
Saillen
L.
author
Arensdorff
L.
author
Moulin
E.
author
Voumard
R.
author
Cochet
C.
author
Boillat-Blanco
N.
author
Gardiol
C.
author
de Vallière
S.
author
article
2017-08
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases
1435-4373
0934-9723
journal
36
8
1387-1392
Self-administration of antibiotics using elastomeric pumps has become the most frequently used treatment modality at the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) unit of the University Hospital of Lausanne. However, it remains unknown how comfortable patients feel using this mode of treatment. A questionnaire was offered to all patients treated at the OPAT unit between June 2014 and December 2015. The questionnaire was distributed to 188 patients and 112 questionnaires were returned. Seventy-one patients were treated by self-administration, 21 attended the OPAT unit on a daily basis, and 20 received their antibiotics from home-care nurses. Overall, 83-97% of the patients gave the highest possible scores to the four items evaluating their global satisfaction. Subjects treated by self-administration gave a significantly better rating to 6 of the 17 semi-quantitative questions than the patients treated at the OPAT unit or by home-care nurses. There was no item which was more poorly rated by patients treated by self-administered OPAT than by the other treatment groups. In conclusion satisfaction was high in all patients treated by OPAT. The particularly high satisfaction of patients treated by self-administration of antibiotics with elastomeric pumps suggests that a significant number of patients are happy to take over some responsibility for their treatment. Patients' capacity to appropriate their care themselves should not be underestimated by health care professionals.
Administration, Intravenous
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ambulatory Care/methods
Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage
Bacterial Infections/drug therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Outpatients
Patient Satisfaction
Self Administration
Surveys and Questionnaires
Switzerland
Young Adult
eng
60_published
true
peer-reviewed
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
University of Lausanne
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