Evaluation of a tailored, multi-component intervention for implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in primary care physical therapy: A non-randomized controlled trial

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Bernhardsson, Susanne ^a,b   Larsson, Maria Eh ^c,d   Eggertsen, Robert ^e,f   Olsén, Monika Fagevik ^d,g   Johansson, Kajsa ^b   Nilsen, Per ^b   Nordeman, Lena ^h   Van Tulder, Maurits ⁱ   Öberg, Birgitta ^b  

^a Närhälsan Öckerö Rehabilitation Region Västra Götaland ^*  (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Pediat Primary Health Care Services   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e Närhälsan Mölnlycke Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h Research and Development Unit in Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Implementation; Physical therapy; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898862851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-105     Document Type: Article

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