The barriers and facilitators to routine outcome measurement by allied health professionals in practice: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Allied Health Professionals today are required, more than ever before, to demonstrate their impact. However, despite at least 20 years of expectation, many services fail to deliver routine outcome measurement in practice. This systematic review investigates what helps and hinders routine outcome measurement of allied health professionals practice.

Methods

A systematic review protocol was developed comprising: a defined search strategy for PsycINFO, MEDLINE and CINHAL databases and inclusion criteria and systematic procedures for data extraction and quality appraisal. Studies were included if they were published in English and investigated facilitators and/or barriers to routine outcome measurement by allied health professionals. No restrictions were placed on publ

SUBMITTER: Duncan EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3358245 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature