SynthesisImplementation science : IS2016
Strategies for disseminating recommendations or guidelines to patients: a systematic review.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Implementation of a patient-focused psychosocial intervention guideline for people with severe mental illness: Cluster-randomised controlled trial.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Trial
- Are patient education materials about cancer screening more effective when co-created with patients? A qualitative interview study and randomized controlled trial.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2019Trial
- How to best distribute written patient education materials among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized comparison of two strategies.BMC health services research · 2018Trial
- Developing and Assessing the Acceptability of an Information Booklet for Patients in Surveillance for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: An Intervention Development Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- End user evaluation of the Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Physical Activity Guidelines: Barriers and facilitators to uptake and dissemination in the United States.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Article
- Dissemination of Pediatric Chronic Pain Research: Views from Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
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- "Turning science into video" Scientific communication for and with vocational students - a pilot study.Research involvement and engagement · 2025Article
- Evaluation of patient management of (radio-)chemotherapy-caused mucositis with the goal of enhancing patient treatment.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Article
- The Use of Primary Care Physiotherapy for Persons With Bleeding Disorders in the Netherlands-A Retrospective Study of Health Records.Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia · 2025Article
- Expert consensus statements and summary of proceedings from the International Safety and Quality of Parenteral Nutrition Summit.American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists · 2024Article
- Safety and quality of parenteral nutrition: Areas for improvement and future perspectives.American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists · 2024Article
- An audit of the dissemination strategies and plan included in international food-based dietary guidelines.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
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- Demands on Health Information and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Patients from the Perspective of Adults with Mental Illness and Family Members: A Qualitative Study with In-Depth Interviews.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Scaling Up Citizen Workshops in Public Libraries to Disseminate and Discuss Primary Care Research Results: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR aging · 2022Article
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- The safety of asthma medications during pregnancy and lactation: Clinical management and research priorities.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2021Article
- Effects of a multifaceted intervention to promote the use of intravenous iron sucrose complex instead of ferric carboxymaltose in patients admitted for more than 24 h.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2021Article
- Engagement of community stakeholders to develop a framework to guide research dissemination to communities.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this systematic literature review was to assess what dissemination strategies are feasible to inform and educate patients about recommendations (also known as guidelines).
methodsThe search was performed in February 2016 in PubMed, Ebsco/PsycINFO, Ebsco/CINAHL and Embase. Studies evaluating dissemination strategies, involving patients and/or reaching patients, were included. A hand search and a search in the grey literature, also done in February 2016, were added. Searches were not restricted by language or publication type. Publications that referred to (1) guideline(s) or recommendation(s), (2) dissemination, (3) dissemination with patients/patient organisations and (4) dissemination to patients/patient organisations were included in this article. Criteria 1 AND 2 were mandatory together with criteria 3 OR 4.
resultsThe initial search revealed 3753 unique publications. Forty-seven articles met the inclusion criteria and were selected for detailed review. The hand search and grey literature resulted in four relevant articles. After reading the full text of the 47 articles, 21 were relevant for answering our research question. Most publications had low levels of evidence, 3 or 4 of the Oxford levels of evidence. One article had a level of evidence of 2(b). This article gives an overview of tools and strategies to disseminate recommendations to patients. Key factors of success were a dissemination plan, written at the start of the recommendation development process, involvement of patients in this development process and the use of a combination of traditional and innovative dissemination tools. The lack of strong evidence calls for more research of the effectiveness of different dissemination strategies as well as the barriers for implementing a strategic approach of dissemination.
conclusionOur findings provide the first systematic overview of tools and strategies to disseminate recommendations to patients and patient organisations. Participation of patients in the whole process is one of the most important findings. These findings are relevant to develop, implement and evaluate more (effective) dissemination strategies which can improve health care.
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