Embedded trials within national clinical audit programmes: A qualitative interview study of enablers and barriers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Audit and feedback entails systematic documentation of clinical performance based on explicit criteria or standards which is then fed back to professionals in a structured manner. There are potential significant returns on investment from partnerships between existing clinical audit programmes in coordinated programmes of research to test ways of improving the effect of their feedback to drive greater improvements in health care delivery and population outcomes. We explored barriers to and enablers of embedding audit and feedback trials within clinical audit programmes.

Methods

We purposively recruited participants with varied experience in embedded trials in audit programmes. We conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews, guided by behavioural theory, with

SUBMITTER: Alderson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8772016 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature