Individual, health system, and contextual barriers and facilitators for the implementation of clinical practice guidelines: a systematic metareview.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are designed to improve the quality of care and reduce unjustified individual variation in clinical practice. Knowledge of the barriers and facilitators that influence the implementation of the CPG recommendations is the first step in creating strategies to improve health outcomes. The present systematic meta-review sought to explore the barriers and facilitators for the implementation of CPGs.

Methods

A search was conducted in the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Health System Evidence and International Guideline Library (G-I-N) databases. Systematic reviews of qualitative, quantitative or mixed-methods studies that identified barriers or facilitators for the implementation of CPGs were included. The selection of the title and abstr

SUBMITTER: Correa VC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322919 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature