Table 1.

Search strategy in Pubmed

#1 Search review [TIAB]

#2 Search review [pt] OR meta-analysis [pt]

#3 Search meta-analysis [TIAB]

#4 Search "Practice Guidelines" [MAJR] OR "Critical Pathways" [MAJR]

#5 Search Practice Guideline [pt]

#6 Search guideline* [ti] OR protocol* [ti]

#7 Search develop* [ti] OR implement* [ti]

#8 Search "Guideline Adherence" [MAJR] OR "Organizational Culture" [MAJR] OR "Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)" [MAJR] OR "Attitude of Health Personnel" [MAJR] OR "Health Plan Implementation" [MAJR] OR "Information Dissemination" [MAJR]

#9 Search #1 OR #2 OR #3

#10 Search #4 OR #5 OR #6

#11 Search #7 OR #8

#12 Search #9 AND #10 AND #11

#13 Search letter [pt] OR comment [pt] OR editorial [pt]

#14 Search #12 NOT #13

#15 Search #12 NOT #13 Limits: only items with abstracts

(((review [TIAB] OR review [pt] OR meta-analysis [pt] OR meta-analysis [TIAB]) AND ("Practice Guidelines" [MAJR] OR "Critical Pathways" [MAJR] OR Practice Guideline [pt] OR guideline* [ti] OR protocol* [ti]) AND (develop* [ti] OR implement* [ti] OR "Guideline Adherence" [MAJR] OR "Organizational Culture" [MAJR] OR "Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)" [MAJR] OR "Attitude of Health Personnel" [MAJR] OR "Health Plan Implementation" [MAJR] OR "Information Dissemination" [MAJR])) NOT (letter [pt] OR comment [pt] OR editorial [pt])) AND (has abstract[text])