Publications

Selected publications by the members of the ABC network:

In press

Santana, A. P., Korn, L., Betsch, C. & Böhm, R. (in press). Promoting prosociality toward future generations in antibiotic intake. Journal of Health Psychology.

Santana, A. P., Korn, L., Betsch, C., Krockow, E. M., Sievert, E., Groß, M., Pepper, M., & Böhm, R. (in press). Understanding and reducing inappropriate antibiotic use in the context of delayed prescriptions. Health Psychology.

Sirota, M., Habersaat, K. B., Betsch, C., Bonga, D. L., Borek, A., Buckel, A., Butler, R., Byrne-Davis, L., Caudell, M., Charani, E., Geiger, M., Groß, M., Hart, J., Kostopoulou, O., Krockow, E. M., Likki, T., Lo Fo Wong, D., Santana, A. P., Sievert, E. D. C., Theodoropoulou, A., Thorpe, A., Wanat, M., & Böhm, R. (in press). We must harness the power of social and behavioural science against the growing pandemic of antimicrobial resistance. Nature Human Behaviour.

2022

Böhm, R., Holtmann-Klenner, C., Korn, L., Santana, A. P., & Betsch, C. (2022). Behavioral determinants of antibiotic resistance: The role of social information. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 14, 757-775. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12345

Krockow, E. M., Harvey, E. J., & Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2022). Addressing long-term and repeat antibiotic prescriptions in primary care: considerations for a behavioural approach. BMJ Quality & Amp; Safety, bmjqs-2022. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2022-014821

Krockow, E. M., Harvey, E. J., & Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2022). Addressing long-term and repeat antibiotic prescriptions in primary care: considerations for a behavioural approach. BMJ Quality & Amp; Safety, bmjqs-2022. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2022-014821

Krockow, E. M., Tarrant, C., & Colman, A. M. (2022). Prosociality in the social dilemma of antibiotic prescribing. Current Opinion in Psychology44, 164–169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.09.007

Sirota, M., Thorpe, A., & Juanchich, M. (2022). Explaining and reducing the public’s expectations of antibiotics: A utility-based signal detection theory approach. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 11(4), 587–597. https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000027

2021

Harring, N., & Krockow, E. M.* (2021). The social dilemmas of climate change and antibiotic resistance: an analytic comparison and discussion of policy implications. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications8(1). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00800-2*Both authors contributed equally to this article.

Tarrant, C., Colman, A. M., Jenkins, D. R., Chattoe-Brown, E., Perera, N., Mehtar, S., Nakkawita, W. M. I. D., Bolscher, M., & Krockow, E. M. (2021). Drivers of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Overuse across Diverse Hospital Contexts—A Qualitative Study of Prescribers in the UK, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Antibiotics10(1), 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10010094

Tarrant, C., & Krockow, E. M. (2021).  Antibiotic overuse: Managing uncertainty and mitigating against overtreatment. BMJ Quality & Safety, 31, 163-167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013615

Thorpe, A., Sirota, M., Orbell, S., & Juanchich, M. (2021). Effect of information on reducing inappropriate expectations and requests for antibiotics. British Journal of Psychology112(3), 804–827. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12494

2020

Krockow, E. M., Kurvers, R. H. J. M., Herzog, S. M., Kämmer, J. E., Hamilton, R. A., Thilly, N., Macheda, G., & Pulcini, C. (2020). Harnessing the wisdom of crowds can improve guideline compliance of antibiotic prescribers and support antimicrobial stewardship. Scientific Reports10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75063-z

Krockow, E. M. (2020). Nomen est omen: why we need to rename ‘antimicrobial resistance.’ JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance2(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaa067

Tarrant, C., Krockow, E. M., Nakkawita, D., Bolscher, M., Colman, A. M., Chattoe-Brown, E., Perera, N., Mehtar, S., Jenkins, D. R. (2020). Moral and contextual dimensions of “inappropriate” antibiotic prescribing in secondary care: A three-country interview study. Frontiers in Sociology, 5, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2020.00007

Thorpe, A., Sirota, M., Juanchich, M., & Orbell, S. (2020). ‘Always take your doctor’s advice’: Does trust moderate the effect of information on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing expectations?. British journal of health psychology25(2), 358–376. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12411

Thorpe, A., Sirota, M., Juanchich, M., & Orbell, S. (2020). Action bias in the public’s clinically inappropriate expectations for antibiotics. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 26(3), 422–431. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000269

2019

Carlsson, F., Jacobsson, G., Jagers, S. C., Lampi, E., Robertson, F., & Rönnerstrand, B. (2019). Who is willing to stay sick for the collective? - Individual characteristics, experience, and trust. SSM - population health, 9, 100499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100499

Colman, A. M., Krockow, E. M., Chattoe-Brown, E., & Tarrant, C. (2019).Medical prescribing and antibiotic resistance: A game-theoretic analysis of a potentially catastrophic social dilemma. PLOS ONE, 14(4), e0215480. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215480

Fitzpatrick, F., Tarrant, C., Hamilton, V., Kiernan, F., Jenkins, D. R., Krockow, E. M. (2019).Sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship —- two sides of the same coin. BMJ Quality and Safety, 28, 758-761. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009445

Krockow, E.M., Colman, A.M., Chattoe-Brown, E., Jenkins, D.R., Perera, N., Mehtar, S., & Tarrant, C. (2019). Balancing the risks to individual and society: A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research on antibiotic prescribing behaviour in hospitals. Journal of Hospital Infection, 101, 428-439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2018.08.007

Krockow E.M. & Tarrant, C. (2019). The international dimensions of antimicrobial resistance: Contextual factors shape distinct ethical challenges in South Africa, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. Bioethics, 33, 756-765. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12604

Tarrant, C., Colman, A.M., Chattoe-Brown, E., Jenkins, D. R., Mehtar, S. Perera, N., & Krockow E.M. (2019) Optimising antibiotic prescribing: Collective approaches to managing a common-pool resource. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 25(11), 1356-1363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2019.03.008

2018

Robertson, F., Jagers, S., & Rönnerstrand, B. (2018). Managing Sustainable Use of Antibiotics—The Role of Trust. Sustainability, 10(2), 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10010143

2017

Sirota, M., Round, T., Samaranayaka, S. and Kostopoulou, O., (2017). Expectations for antibiotics increase their prescribing: Causal evidence about localized impact. Health Psychology. 36(4), 402-409 https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000456