The effectiveness of clinical guideline implementation strategies in oncology-a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Guideline recommendations do not necessarily translate into changes in clinical practice behaviour or better patient outcomes.

Objective

This systematic review aims to identify recent clinical guideline implementation strategies in oncology and to determine their effect primarily on patient-relevant outcomes and secondarily on healthcare professionals' adherence.

Methods

A systematic search of five electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, GIN, CENTRAL, CINAHL) was conducted on 16 december 2022. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized studies of interventions (NRSIs) assessing the effectiveness of guideline implementation strategies on patient-relevant outcomes (overall survival, quality of life, adverse events) and healthcare professiona

SUBMITTER: Bora AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature