Health care personnel's perception of guideline implementation for musculoskeletal imaging: a process evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing complexity and variability in radiology have significantly fueled the need for guidelines. There are many methods for disseminating and implementing guidelines however; and obtaining lasting changes has been difficult. Implementation outcome is usually measured in a decrease in unwarranted examinations, and qualitative data are rarely used. This study's aim was to evaluate a guideline implementation process and identify factors influencing implementation outcome using qualitative data.

Methods

Seven general practitioners and five radiological personnel from a Norwegian county participated in four focus group interviews in 2019. The data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis, where some categories were predetermined, while most were drawn

SUBMITTER: Gransjoen AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212587 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature