Disseminating health evidence summaries to increase evidence use in health care

To verify whether an intervention based on disseminating health evidence summaries by e-mail to health professionals increases access to health evidence databases, and whether health professionals intend to apply the evidence received by e-mail in their clinical practice. This quantitative study sta...

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Published in:	Revista de saúde pública Vol. 52; p. 57
Main Authors:	Galvao, Maria Cristiane Barbosa, Carmona, Fabio, Grand, Roland, Pluye, Pierre, Ricarte, Ivan Luiz Marques
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 01-01-2018 Universidade de São Paulo
Subjects:	Databases, Bibliographic, utilization Delivery of Health Care Evidence-Based Practice Health Policy & Services Information Dissemination Medical Informatics Applications Original Public Health Informatics Databases, Bibliographic, utilization Evidence-Based Practice Medical Informatics Applications Delivery of Health Care Public Health Informatics Information Dissemination
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Summary:	To verify whether an intervention based on disseminating health evidence summaries by e-mail to health professionals increases access to health evidence databases, and whether health professionals intend to apply the evidence received by e-mail in their clinical practice. This quantitative study started with a survey to collect demographic data and patterns of access to health evidence databases. It was followed by a longitudinal intervention, over 48 weeks, that disseminated 143 health evidence summaries to 339 health professionals with higher education degree who work in the Brazilian Unified Health System. In the longitudinal intervention phase, health professionals voluntarily assessed the received health evidence summaries using the information assessment method. Finally, the study concluded with a survey to identify changes in accessing health evidence databases. Of the 339 Brazilian health professionals participating in this research, 90 (26.5%) answered the initial and final surveys. After 48 weeks, there was an increase in the use of health evidence databases; 186 (54.9%) participants submitted 7,942 assessments of health evidence summaries, which were relevant for patient care in 5,409 (68%) assessments. The dissemination of health evidence summaries by e-mail to health professionals in Brazil increases the reported use of evidence in clinical practice.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. Authors’ Contribution: All authors participated in all stages of the article, approved the final version of the manuscript, and assumed public responsibility for its content.
ISSN:	0034-8910 1518-8787 1518-8787
DOI:	10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000418