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Table 1 Search terms identified using the SPIDER tool [23]

From: Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography

Sample (hospital clinicians)

Doctor* OR physician* OR clinician* OR medical staff OR health personnel

Phenomenon of Interest (antibiotic prescribing in acute hospitals)

Antibiotic prescribing OR overprescribing OR misuse OR overuse OR antibiotic stewardship OR resistance OR guideline adherence OR decision-making OR practice behaviour AND hospital* OR acute care OR hospital ward

Design/ Evaluation/ Research type (*qualitative)

Qualitative OR focus group* OR interview* OR ethnograph* OR observation*

  1. See Additional file 1 for Hybrid Qualitative Filters