ReviewNursing outlook
Practice guidelines and measurement: state-of-the-science.
Review in Nursing outlook. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adherence to evidence-based treatment guidelines for depression: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Planning a Clinical Practice Guideline Revision for a Core Set of Outcome Measures in Adults Undergoing Neurologic Physical Therapy, Part 1: Assessing Dissemination and Scholarly Uptake.Clinical and public health guidelines · 2026Article
- Adherence to guidelines in the management of urolithiasis: are there differences among distinct patient care settings?World journal of urology · 2021Article
- Feasibility of using algorithm-based clinical decision support for symptom assessment and management in lung cancer.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2015Article
- The cancer pain practice index: a measure of evidence-based practice adherence for cancer pain management in older adults in hospice care.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2010Article
- Hypertension guidelines and their effects on the health system.GMS health technology assessment · 2005Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundRestructuring of the health care system has exposed widespread evidence of practice variability and has highlighted the benefits associated with nurses embracing interdisciplinary, best practice solutions to health care delivery. Clinical practice guidelines have emerged as a valuable interdisciplinary evidenced-based tool. PURPOSE: This article explores the state of the science of guideline measurement and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of measurement approaches.
methodA computerized search of Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Health and Psychosocial Instruments, Medline, and PubMed for the search term "practice guidelines" was combined with the following key words: attitudes, adherence, effect, impact, instrument, and measurement. DISCUSSION: Measurement issues identified in this analysis are related to the manner in which guidelines are written and the lack of a standard methodology for measurement.
conclusionsThe challenge remains to establish sound measures of adherence and impact while controlling for confounding variables. Questions remain as to the format of practice guidelines to best grant autonomy while offering recommendations that are clear and measurable.
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