Factors affecting the use of clinical practice guidelines by hospital physicians: the interplay of IT infrastructure and physician attitudes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Compliance with clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) remains insufficient around the world, despite frequent updates and continuing efforts to disseminate and implement these guidelines through a variety of strategies. We describe the current status of young resident physician practices towards CPGs and investigate the multiple factors associated with the active use of CPGs, including the physician's knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, CPG-related education received, and the hospital's IT infrastructures. The aim is to identify a more effective point for intervention to promote CPG implementation.

Methods

We conducted a questionnaire survey among resident physicians working at 111 hospitals across Japan in 2015 and used results with hospital IT score data collected f

SUBMITTER: Sasaki N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687727 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature