Rationale for implementation study to introduce clinical guidelines on lipid metabolism disorders into routine practice

Abstract

Published studies demonstrate insufficient implementation of clinical guidelines into actual clinical practice. Successful implementation of diagnostic and treatment guidelines for patients with lipid metabolism disorders directly depends on the identification of barriers and timely application of strategies to overcome them. A three-level remote structural questionary of healthcare quality for patients with dyslipidemia involved practitioner, heads of outpatient medical organizations and chief outpatient specialists to identify key barriers to implementation and compliance with clinical guidelines in real world setting. The obtained data in combination with implementation science approaches will facilitate development of strategies aimed to improvement of compliance with the guidelines for the management of patients with lipid metabolism disorders in practice.

Keywords

• lipidology
• clinical guidelines
• clinical practice
• questionnaires
• implementation science