Using the COM-B model to identify barriers to and facilitators of evidence-based nurse urine-culture practices.

Sonali D AdvaniAli WintersNicholas A TurnerBecky A SmithJessica L Seidelman Kenneth E Schmader Deverick J Anderson Staci S Reynolds

Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)

Our surveys of nurses modeled after the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation Model of Behavior (COM-B model) revealed that opportunity and motivation factors heavily influence urine-culture practices (behavior), in addition to knowledge (capability). Understanding these barriers is a critical step towards implementing targeted interventions to improving urine-culture practices.

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