The views of health guideline developers on the use of automation in health evidence synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasingly rapid rate of evidence publication has made it difficult for evidence synthesis-systematic reviews and health guidelines-to be continually kept up to date. One proposed solution for this is the use of automation in health evidence synthesis. Guideline developers are key gatekeepers in the acceptance and use of evidence, and therefore, their opinions on the potential use of automation are crucial.

Methods

The objective of this study was to analyze the attitudes of guideline developers towards the use of automation in health evidence synthesis. The Diffusion of Innovations framework was chosen as an initial analytical framework because it encapsulates some of the core issues which are thought to affect the adoption of new innovations in practice. Th

SUBMITTER: Arno A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7796617 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature