ArticleJournal of evaluation in clinical practice2026
Exploring Awareness of and Self-Reported Adherence to Neuromuscular Clinical Practice Guidelines Among Australian and New Zealand Health Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.
Article in Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Exploring Awareness of and Self-Reported Adherence to Neuromuscular Clinical Practice Guidelines Among Australian and New Zealand Health Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
background and purposeThere is limited evidence describing awareness and adherence to clinical practice guidelines for neuromuscular disorders. This study aimed to assess awareness of and self-reported adherence to clinical practice guidelines for neuromuscular disorders among Australian and New Zealand health professionals.
methodsA cross-sectional survey of health professionals working with individuals with neuromuscular disorders was conducted to describe awareness of three neuromuscular guidelines. Self-reported adherence to recommendations for allied health assessments in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and exercise and physical activity in paediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth was also assessed.
resultsSixty-four surveys were received; 50/64 (84%) worked in metropolitan areas, 44/64 (69%) were allied health professionals and 35/64 (55%) had less than 5 years' experience in neuromuscular disorders. Sixty participants provided responses about guideline awareness. Awareness was 67% (n = 40/60)-DMD diagnosis and management care considerations, 42% (n = 25/60)-Clinical practice guidelines for allied health and nursing assessment and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and 33% (n = 20/60)-Clinical practice guideline for the management of paediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Those who were aware of the guidelines felt that they influenced their practice. Self-reported adherence to evidence-based assessments in Duchenne muscular dystrophy ranged from 24% (use of dynamometry) to 90% (not using skinfolds). Twenty-four (24/64; 38%) respondents managed paediatric Charcot-Marie-Tooth and most recommended exercise and physical activity for management of Charcot-Marie-Tooth-related impairments. DISCUSSION: This study provides insights into guideline self-reported adherence among Australian and New Zealand health professionals treating individuals with neuromuscular disorders. Targeted strategies to increase guideline awareness and adherence are vital to ensure standardised and equitable care in readiness for prospective disease-modifying therapies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.