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Developing a practice guideline for the occupational health services by using a community of practice approach: a process evaluation of the development process
- Source :
- BMC Public Health, BMC Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Linköpings universitet, Medicinska fakulteten, 2017.
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Abstract
- Background: One way to facilitate the translation of research into the occupational health service practice is through clinical practice guidelines. To increase the implementability of guidelines it is important to include the end-users in the development, for example by a community of practice approach. This paper describes the development of an occupational health practice guideline aimed at the management of non-specific low back pain (LBP) by using a community of practice approach. The paper also includes a process evaluation of the development providing insight into the feasibility of the process. Methods: A multidisciplinary community of practice group (n = 16) consisting of occupational nurses, occupational physicians, ergonomists/physical therapists, health and safety engineers, health educators, psychologists and researchers from different types of occupational health services and geographical regions within Sweden met eleven times (June 2012-December 2013) to develop the practice guideline following recommendations of guideline development handbooks. Process-outcomes recruitment, reach, context, satisfaction, feasibility and fidelity were assessed by questionnaire, observations and administrative data. Results: Group members attended on average 7.5 out of 11 meetings. Half experienced support from their workplace for their involvement. Feasibility was rated as good, except for time-scheduling. Most group members were satisfied with the structure of the process (e.g. presentations, multidisciplinary group). Fidelity was rated as fairly high. Conclusions: The described development process is a feasible process for guideline development. For future guideline development expectations of the work involved should be more clearly communicated, as well as the purpose and tasks of the CoP-group. Moreover, possibilities to improve support from managers and colleagues should be explored. This paper has important implications for future guideline development; it provides valuable information on how practitioners can be included in the development process, with the aim of increasing the implementability of the developed guidelines. Funding Agencies|Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research [130153, 2010-1572, 2012-1785]; AFA insurance, Sweden
- Subjects :
- Occupational therapy
medicine.medical_specialty
Occupational Medicine
Health Personnel
Occupational Health Services
Context (language use)
Health Promotion
Occupational safety and health
Practice guidelines
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Community of practice
Nursing
Process measures
Occupational Therapy
Multidisciplinary approach
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Evaluation
Workplace
Occupational Health
Sweden
business.industry
Public health
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:RA1-1270
Guideline
030210 environmental & occupational health
Research Personnel
Occupational health nursing
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Arbetsterapi
Guideline Adherence
business
Research Article
Program Evaluation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Public Health, BMC Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ee7f11f359c6680a55091652a0b369ec