Implementing clinical guidelines in stroke: A qualitative study of perceived facilitators and barriers

Health Policy

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 234-244

  Donnellan, Claire ^a   Sweetman, S ^a   Shelley, E ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Barriers; Clinical guidelines; Facilitators; Implementation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIETITIAN; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE MANAGER; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER; STAFF NURSE; TRAINING;

BARRIERS; CLINICAL GUIDELINES; FACILITATORS; IMPLEMENTATION; STROKE;

FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STROKE;

EID: 84882619346     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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