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Implementing guidelines and innovations in general practice: which interventions are effective?

M Wensing1, T van der Weijden, R Grol

  • 1Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK), University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
|June 13, 1998
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Implementing research findings in general practice requires effective interventions. Some multifaceted interventions improve guideline implementation and innovation adoption, particularly those involving social influence and management support.

Area of Science:

  • General Practice
  • Healthcare Implementation Science
  • Clinical Practice Improvement

Background:

  • High-quality care delivery hinges on implementing research findings in general practice.
  • The effectiveness of multifaceted interventions versus single interventions for practice change remains under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of various interventions in promoting guideline implementation and innovation adoption within general practice settings.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review (1980-1994) of randomized controlled trials and controlled before-and-after studies.
  • Analysis of 61 selected studies (86 intervention groups) assessing clinical behavior changes.
  • Independent data extraction by two researchers using a standardized scoring form.

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Main Results:

  • Information transfer alone showed limited effectiveness (2/18 groups).
  • Combinations with social influence or management support were more effective (4/8 and 3/7 groups, respectively).
  • Information linked to performance was effective (10/15 groups), but its combination with information transfer was less so (3/20 groups).

Conclusions:

  • Multifaceted interventions can successfully induce change in general practice, but not universally.
  • Social influence and management support enhance information transfer effectiveness.
  • Information linked to performance does not consistently improve intervention efficacy; further analysis of intervention variability is needed.