“…The characteristics of each included study are shown in Table 1 The studies reported the use of guideline adherence assessment tools in several different health care settings including 8 studies performed in ambulatory care, 18,21,25,27,[30][31][32][33] 6 studies in primary care, 22,24,26,28,32,34 and 7 studies in hospital inpatient settings. 21,23,26,27,29,31,35 Seven studies 18,25,27,[30][31][32]35 included a followup period of 6 to 12 months while two studies 21,23 reported a follow-up period of almost 2 years.…”