Patient and public attitudes to and awareness of clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review with thematic and narrative syntheses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical practice guidelines are typically written for healthcare providers but there is increasing interest in producing versions for the public, patients and carers. The main objective of this review is to identify and synthesise evidence of the public's attitudes towards clinical practice guidelines and evidence-based recommendations written for providers or the public, together with their awareness of guidelines.

Methods

We included quantitative and qualitative studies of any design reporting on public, patient (and their carers) attitudes and awareness of guidelines written for providers or patients/public. We searched electronic databases including MEDLINE, PSYCHINFO, ERIC, ASSIA and the Cochrane Library from 2000 to 2012. We also searched relevant websites,

SUBMITTER: Loudon K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4119247 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature