Lack of validity of a French adaptation of a scale measuring attitudes towards clinical practice guidelines

Abstract

This scale does not have satisfactory psychometric properties and therefore cannot confidently be used in future research assessing whether attitudes towards guidelines are a determining factor in physicians' compliance with guidelines. More research is needed to develop valid scales in a more rigorous procedure, involving qualitative and quantitative steps.

Importance of In-Hospital Initiation of Therapies and Therapeutic Inertia in Secondary Stroke Prevention

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Validity and reliability of the Arabic translation of the child oral‐health‐related quality of life questionnaire (CPQ11−14) in Saudi Arabia

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Attitudes toward practice guidelines among intensive care unit personnel: A cross-sectional anonymous survey

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