PLOS ONE · 16 authors, 9 centres
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This study conducted a secondary qualitative analysis of transcripts from two expert workshops held in Sweden in 2019 to identify semi-quantitative data about the drivers and interconnections of antimicrobial resistance within a European One Health context. The analysis yielded data on the current states of AMR-related factors and the strengths and directions of relationships between them, which can inform future causal loop diagram models of AMR emergence and transmission.
This study performed a secondary analysis of transcripts from two participatory modelling workshops conducted in 2019 in Sweden, involving multidisciplinary experts from the European food system and One Health sectors. Participants drew on personal and professional tacit knowledge to provide estimates and relationship assessments, with most statements coded at high or low levels rather than medium, and strong relationships emphasized over weak ones. The authors note that findings are context-specific to Sweden at the time of the workshops and cannot be generalized. Participants may have framed claims to present Sweden favorably, and the workshops were not originally designed to elicit semi-quantitative parameter estimates. The study provides a knowledge basis for future model parameterization but recommends cross-checking expert claims against available quantitative data and expanding to broader contexts and populations.
