Louise Wiles, Peter D Hibbert, Yvonne Zurynski, Carolynn L Smith, Gaston Arnolda, Louise A Ellis, Rebecca Lake, Brona Nic Giolla Easpaig, Charlotte Molloy, Sandy Middleton, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Kelvin Hill, Tari Turner
BACKGROUND: Keeping best practice guidelines up-to-date with rapidly emerging research evidence is challenging. 'Living guidelines' approaches enable continual incorporation of new research, assisting healthcare professionals to apply the latest evidence to their clinical practice. However, information about how living guidelines are developed, maintained and applied is limited. The Stroke Foundation in Australia was one of the first organisations to apply living guideline development methods for their Living Stroke Guidelines (LSGs), presenting a unique opportunity to evaluate the process and impact of this novel approach...
April 3, 2024: BMC Health Services Research