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- Title
Interventions to improve adherence to cardiovascular disease guidelines: a systematic review.
- Authors
Jeffery, Rebecca A.; To, Matthew J.; Hayduk-Costa, Gabrielle; Cameron, Adam; Taylor, Cameron; Van Zoost, Colin; Hayden, Jill A.
- Abstract
Background: Successful management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is impaired by poor adherence to clinical practice guidelines. The objective of our review was to synthesize evidence about the effectiveness of interventions that target healthcare providers to improve adherence to CVD guidelines and patient outcomes. Methods: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, Web of Science and CINAHL databases from inception to June 2014, using search terms related to adherence and clinical practice guidelines. Studies were limited to randomized controlled trials testing an intervention to improve adherence to guidelines that measured both a patient and adherence outcome. Descriptive summary tables were created from data extractions. Meta-analyses were conducted on clinically homogeneous comparisons, and sensitivity analyses and subgroup analyses were carried out where possible. GRADE summary of findings tables were created for each comparison and outcome. Results and Discussion: We included 38 RCTs in our review. Interventions included guideline dissemination, education, audit and feedback, and academic detailing. Meta-analyses were conducted for several outcomes by intervention type. Many comparisons favoured the intervention, though only the adherence outcome for the education intervention showed statistically significant improvement compared to usual care (standardized mean difference = 0.58 [95 % confidence interval 0.35 to 0.8]). Conclusions: Many interventions show promise to improve practitioner adherence to CVD guidelines. The quality of evidence and number of trials limited our ability to draw conclusions.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality; CARDIOVASCULAR disease treatment; CINAHL database; CONFIDENCE intervals; MEDICAL databases; INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems; MEDLINE; META-analysis; ONLINE information services; PATIENT compliance; STATISTICS; SYSTEMATIC reviews; INTER-observer reliability; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio
- Publication
BMC Family Practice, 2015, Vol 16, p1
- ISSN
1471-2296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12875-015-0341-7