Effects of a computerised guideline support tool on child healthcare professionals' response to suspicions of child abuse and neglect: a community-based intervention trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare professionals' adherence to guidelines on child protection is not self-evident. This study assessed the effects of a computerised support tool on child healthcare professionals' adherence to the seven recommended guideline activities, and on time spent seeking information presented in this guideline.

Methods

A community-based intervention trial design was applied, comparing access to a paper-based guideline (control) with access to a paper-based guideline supplemented with a computerised guideline support tool (intervention). A total of 168 child healthcare doctors and nurses working in one large Dutch organisation were allocated to an intervention or control group. Outcomes were professionals' performance of seven recommended guideline activities and t

SUBMITTER: Konijnendijk AAJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6694693 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature