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Barriers to the use of paediatric clinical practice guidelines in rural and regional N ew S outh W ales A ustralia
Author(s) -
Cohn Sarah L.,
Gautam Bijender,
Preddy John S.,
Connors John R.,
Kennedy Sean E.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1111/ajr.12190
Subject(s) - medicine , rural area , clinical practice , family medicine , compliance (psychology) , cross sectional study , medical emergency , nursing , psychology , social psychology , pathology
Objective To identify barriers to compliance with paediatric clinical practice guidelines ( CPGs ) in emergency departments in rural and regional N ew S outh W ales ( NSW ), A ustralia, and to propose strategies to increase their use. Design Cross‐sectional survey. Setting Ten emergency departments in rural and regional NSW . Participants Fifty medical officers. Main outcome measures Use of clinical practice guidelines and perceived barriers to their usage. Results Only 22% of medical officers reported that they used the CPGs frequently when managing sick children. Major barriers to the use of CPGs were a lack of awareness of their existence, a lack of training in their use and poor access to the guidelines in printed or electronic format. Conclusion In order to increase compliance with the paediatric CPGs , medical officers in rural and regional NSW require further training and education. The CPGs need to be readily available in either printed or electronic format.