Table 1 Topics of the survey

Reasons for choosing Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

x

Therapy confidence

x

x

Patient education in the study centres

x

Health status & health-related quality of life

x

x

x

Experience with intravenous antibiotic therapy

x

Personality traits

x

Sociodemographic data

x

Sick leave

x

x

x

Ability to work

x

x

x

Social support

x

Discharge from hospital

x

Clarification and training by the pharmaceutical service company

x

Outpatient follow-ups^a

x

x

Subjective treatment success

x

x

OPAT handling

x

Negative aspects of OPAT^a

x

x

Assessment of the pharmaceutical service company

x

Treatment errors

x

Restrictions in everyday life

x

Final evaluation of OPAT^a

x