Healthcare providers' adherence to breast cancer guidelines in Europe: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Clinical guidelines' (CGs) adherence supports high-quality care. However, healthcare providers do not always comply with CGs recommendations. This systematic literature review aims to assess the extent of healthcare providers' adherence to breast cancer CGs in Europe and to identify the factors that impact on healthcare providers' adherence.

Methods

We searched for systematic reviews and quantitative or qualitative primary studies in MEDLINE and Embase up to May 2019. The eligibility assessment, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were conducted by one author and cross-checked by a second author. We conducted a narrative synthesis attending to the modality of the healthcare process, methods to measure adherence, the scope of the CGs, and population character

SUBMITTER: Nino de Guzman E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7220981 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature