Barriers and enablers for the implementation of clinical practice guidelines in China: a mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to explore perspectives and reasoning of medical staff from Class A tertiary hospitals about the factors hindering and facilitating the uptake and use of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) during medical procedures.

Design

Mixed-method research study to collect and analyse both quantitative and qualitative data.

Setting

Class A tertiary hospitals in China.

Participants

The inclusion criteria for the questionnaire survey and qualitative research were (1) medical practitioners and (2) years of practice: above 5 years in a tertiary hospital.

Methods

Questionnaires were distributed to medical staff in 11 cities to collect quantitative data. Frequency and ranking of barriers and enablers were analysed. Spearman correlatio

SUBMITTER: Jin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6747634 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature