Knowledge, attitude, barriers and facilitators to developing Clinical Practice Guidelines in Italy: a cross sectional national survey among the registered scientific and technical societies

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Background. To explore knowledge, attitude, and barriers of the Italian National Guidelines System (SNLG) for the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPG) among scientific-technical societies (STS) of health care professional.
Methods. A cross-sectional survey was distributed to the STS registered in the Italian Ministry of Health (n = 336). The questionnaire consisted of three sections: Respondent characteristics; Perception, knowledge, attitude, and use of CPGs; Knowledge of the SNLG.
Results. The survey sample was 194 (57.7%) STS: 69% STS members stated they “often consulted CPGs”. Two out of three STS perceived scientific activities as extremely important. Additionally, 20.6% STS had submitted at least one CPG to the SNLG platform after the Gelli-Bianco Law went into effect (median 1 CPG; interquartile range, IQR, 1-4). The most often cited barrier (62.7%) to CPG submission was limited economic resources.
Conclusions. STS members hold a positive attitude towards CPGs despite barriers to CPG development.

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Greta Castellini - IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Silvia Bargeri - IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Milan, Italy

Daniela Coclite - National Center for Clinical Excellence, Quality and the Safety of Care (CNEC)', Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Daniela D'Angelo - National Center for Clinical Excellence, Quality and the Safety of Care (CNEC)', Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Alice Josephine Fauci - National Center for Clinical Excellence, Quality and the Safety of Care (CNEC)', Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Ornella Punzo - National Center for Clinical Excellence, Quality and the Safety of Care (CNEC)', Istituto Superiore di

Antonello Napoletano - National Center for Clinical Excellence, Quality and the Safety of Care (CNEC)', Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Primiano Iannone - National Center for Clinical Excellence, Quality and the Safety of Care (CNEC)', Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Silvia Gianola - IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Milan, Italy

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Castellini, G., Bargeri, S., Coclite, D., D'Angelo, D., Fauci, A. J., Punzo, O., … Gianola, S. (2022). Knowledge, attitude, barriers and facilitators to developing Clinical Practice Guidelines in Italy: a cross sectional national survey among the registered scientific and technical societies. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, 58(4), 34–41. Retrieved from https://annali.iss.it/index.php/anna/article/view/1468
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