The aim of this study is to describe the development and adoption of general publication guidelines for various study designs, provide examples of guidelines adapted for specific topics, and recommend next steps.
Develop examples of guidelines that guideline developers can use as models when applying the guidelines for guidelines.
The nurses mentioned several examples of guidelines that were beneficial for patient safety, including hygiene and nutrition routines and various handbooks.
While only the examples of EFSA and IOM guidelines have been discussed here, there are many examples of guidelines for individual countries or regional groups with variable recommendations [ 7].
Our results suggest that not only are there few examples of guidelines for the professional groups most able to implement the recommendations, but also that there is low awareness of those that do exist among primary care professionals most often representing patients' first points of contact.
This phenomenon was well described when interventions diffuse into widespread practice in an uncontrolled way while studies evaluating them are under way; for example, implementation of guidelines could have a positive impact before their official publication [33, 34].
Computerization of ordering is important because most actions in health care follow an order; computerizing this process allows provision of real-time decision support to providers, for example implementation of guidelines and critical pathways.
Initial construct validity was further supported with statistically significant correlations between the ACT factors and instrumental research utilization (i.e., the concrete application of research findings in practice, for example, use of guidelines).
The box and supplementary table 1 provide examples of guideline recommendations that could be directly attributed to the findings of cited IPD meta-analyses.
A good example of where guidelines have moved in response to a changing picture from the evidence is advice on eating eggs, which Joanna Blythman mentions in her article.
