Outcomes of guidelines from health technology assessment organizations in community-based primary care: a systematic mixed studies review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health technology assessment (HTA) organizations generate guidelines to inform healthcare practices toward improved health outcomes. This review sought to identify and classify outcomes of guidelines from HTA organizations within published research.

Methodology

We performed a systematic mixed studies review of empirical studies that (a) referred to a published guideline from an HTA organization and (b) reported an outcome resulting from a guideline. We searched the published literature in English or French within seven databases. Outcome types were classified within five dimensions of an existing framework for online health information (e.g., relevance, cognitive/affective impact, and use). Subdimensions were inductively developed. A two-phase sequential data synt

SUBMITTER: Baradaran A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579698 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature