Most professional behavior change interventions are effective under some circumstances but none are effective under all circumstances¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2001 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Most interventions to change professional behavior show effectiveness under some circumstances, and no intervention type is effective under all circumstances. → Jeremy M. Grimshaw 2001

Evidence¶

Jeremy M. Grimshaw 2001¶

Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Liz Shirran, Ruth Thomas, Graham Mowatt, Cynthia Fraser, Lisa Bero, Roberto Grilli, Emma Harvey, Andy Oxman, Mary Ann O'Brien. (2001). Changing Provider Behavior: An Overview of Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Medical Care 39(8). https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-200108002-00002

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Synthesis across the 41 identified systematic reviews of professional behavior change interventions found "none are effective under all circumstances," meaning effectiveness is conditional on context. No pooled effect size is printed.

"Most other interventions are effective under some circumstances; none are effective under all circumstances."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Passive dissemination approaches are generally ineffective and unlikely to result in professional behavior change — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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