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Annette Kristiansen¹, Linn Brandt¹, Pablo Alonso-Coello²

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Institute for Health and Society, Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

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We developed a new electronic format for clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to improve how frontline clinicians access and understand recommendations and evidence, enhancing healthcare delivery.

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Medical Communication
Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

Effective communication of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is crucial for bridging research and healthcare.
Current methods often fall short in conveying recommendations and supporting evidence to clinicians.

Purpose of the Study:

To create and test novel presentation formats for CPGs to improve usability.
To enhance the accessibility and understanding of CPGs for frontline healthcare providers.

Main Methods:

Iterative development involving brainstorming, sketching, and prototype creation.
User testing with physicians using think-aloud protocols and semistructured interviews.
Feedback collection from 27 stakeholders and usability testing with 47 physicians across six countries.

Main Results:

A multilayered electronic CPG format was developed, allowing progressive disclosure of information from recommendations to detailed evidence.
Initial user testing revealed challenges in understanding CPG methodology and format complexity.
Revisions based on feedback led to high participant satisfaction with the final CPG presentation format.

Conclusions:

An electronic, multilayered CPG format was successfully developed, significantly enhancing usability for clinicians.
The format is implemented in electronic tools, ready for adoption by guideline organizations for authoring and publishing.