Table 3.
Characteristics of studies and results for studies reporting awareness of clinical practice guidelines (17 included studies)
|
Author year |
Aim | Participants and study location | Awareness |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Study design | |||
| Quality | |||
| Berry 2010 [23] |
To gain an understanding of public perceptions of Physical Activity guidelines put forward by a public health agency |
22 participants in five focus groups, 18 to 70 years; Type II diabetes or cardiovascular disease; Canada |
Lack of awareness |
| Qualitative study | |||
| Good | |||
| Cameron 2007 [24] |
To determine Awareness and Knowledge of Canadian Physical Activity Guide (CPAG) guidelines, prompted and unprompted |
8892 adults aged 18 or older from Physical Activity Monitor; 52% female, 83% greater than high school education; Canada |
4% aware of any guidelines for physical activity; 37% prompted aware of CPAG |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Copeland 2005 [25] |
To determine awareness of written guidelines that define which conditions require exclusion from the Child Care Centre |
128 parents picking up children at Day Care Centre, 91% female, 69% African American; Baltimore City, USA |
61% aware of guideline |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Crocetti 2004 [26] |
To determine awareness and knowledge of infant feeding guidelines |
102 Primary female caregivers mean age 27 years; 34% African American; 64% completed high school; Maryland, USA |
77% aware of guideline |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Good | |||
| Faruqi 2000 [16] |
To determine how to put into practice and disseminate clinical management of diabetes mellitus guidelines |
5-20 participants recruited through Diabetes Australia in four focus groups; Sydney, Australia |
Lack of awareness |
| Qualitative study | |||
| Poor | |||
| Geiger 2001 [17] |
To determine awareness of dietary guidelines and test presentation formats |
40 men and women (25–45); Missouri, USA |
Lack of awareness |
| Qualitative study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Hong 2007 [28] |
To determine awareness and knowledge of dietary guidelines |
345 well people - 77% female; 46% <65 years. Randomly selected in one district Seoul urban population. |
32.2% aware of dietary guidelines |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Poor | |||
| Keenan 2002 [29] |
To examine knowledge and understanding and factors that influence knowledge - media/non-media/age and education |
400 adults over 18 years old, 51.8% college degree, 56% female; Minnesota, USA |
45% aware of dietary guidelines |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Mitchell 2004 [19] |
To examine knowledge of evidence based medicine and guidelines |
33 patients with colorectal cancer and 9 carers; 43 to 86 yrs old; 66% male; many had not completed high school; Austin, Victoria, Australia |
No awareness |
| Qualitative study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Miroballi 2012 [31] |
To determine awareness of Infection Control guidelines |
1399 Cystic Fibrosis patients and their families; 38% patients, 62% family members in USA |
65% aware of guidelines |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Nash 2003 [32] |
To determine cholesterol guideline awareness |
1163 adults, 56% female, >40 years; Canada |
32% (94/290) aware of guideline |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Poor | |||
| McFarlane 2012 [30] |
To determine public awareness of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and their implementation |
1675 respondents (70% female, 61% (45–74 yrs old), 17% health care professionals); mostly England and Wales, UK |
79% (824/1040) aware of guidelines |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Owen-Smith 2010 [20] |
To investigate patients’ and healthcare providers’ experiences of, and preferences for, implicit and explicit healthcare rationing |
56 participants (31 patients, clinicians, healthcare managers); morbid obesity and breast cancer; Bristol, UK |
Only 6/31 patients knew about NICE and what they did and 3 of these patients worked for health service. |
| Qualitative study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Roth 2010 [33] |
To investigate knowledge of guidelines and if is this linked to following guidelines |
1940 adolescents (11–15 yrs old); 49% female; England, UK |
11% of children knew about the recommendations. |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Royak-Schaler 2008 [22] |
To investigate patient-physician communication from the patient’s perspective about guidelines |
39 participants, 30–75 yrs old (mean age 55), 72% college education, breast cancer survivors, all African American; Baltimore, USA |
Lack of awareness |
| Qualitative study | |||
| Fair | |||
| SIGN 2011 [34] |
To investigate public awareness of Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines and their implementation |
239 respondents (66% female, 74% 45–74 yrs old, 61% had specific condition or disability); mostly Scotland, UK |
64% (151/236) aware of guidelines |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Fair | |||
| Spence 2002 [36] |
To investigate awareness of Canada’s Physical Guide to Healthy Active Living | 2719 participants; 18-76+ years; Alberta, Canada | 20% (544/2719) aware of guideline |
| Cross sectional study | |||
| Fair |