TY - JOUR AU - Loudon, Kirsty AU - Santesso, Nancy AU - Callaghan, Margaret AU - Thornton, Judith AU - Harbour, Jenny AU - Graham, Karen AU - Harbour, Robin AU - Kunnamo, Ilkka AU - Liira, Helena AU - McFarlane, Emma AU - Ritchie, Karen AU - Treweek, Shaun PY - 2014 DA - 2014/07/27 TI - Patient and public attitudes to and awareness of clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review with thematic and narrative syntheses JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 321 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Clinical practice guidelines are typically written for healthcare providers but there is increasing interest in producing versions for the public, patients and carers. The main objective of this review is to identify and synthesise evidence of the public’s attitudes towards clinical practice guidelines and evidence-based recommendations written for providers or the public, together with their awareness of guidelines. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-321 DO - 10.1186/1472-6963-14-321 ID - Loudon2014 ER -