Factors influencing the implementation of clinical guidelines for health care professionals: a systematic meta-review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nowadays more and more clinical guidelines for health care professionals are being developed. However, this does not automatically mean that these guidelines are actually implemented. The aim of this meta-review is twofold: firstly, to gain a better understanding of which factors affect the implementation of guidelines, and secondly, to provide insight into the "state-of-the-art" regarding research within this field.

Methods

A search of five literature databases and one website was performed to find relevant existing systematic reviews or meta-reviews. Subsequently, a two-step inclusion process was conducted: (1) screening on the basis of references and abstracts and (2) screening based on full-text papers. After that, relevant data from the included reviews were

SUBMITTER: Francke AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2551591 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature