Strategies for guideline implementation in primary care focusing on patients with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Susanne Unverzagt,
Matthias Oemler,
Kristin Braun,
Andreas Klement
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1460-2229
pISSN - 0263-2136
DOI - 10.1093/fampra/cmt080
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , primary care , intensive care medicine , clinical practice , disease , medline , quality (philosophy) , family medicine , pathology , political science , law , philosophy , epistemology
Guidelines should reduce inappropriate practice and improve the efficiency of treatment. Not only methodological quality but also acceptance and successful implementation in daily practice are crucial for the benefit on patients. Focusing on cardiovascular diseases (CVD), it is still unclear which implementation strategy can improve physician adherence to the recommendations of guidelines in primary care.
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