Digital Education for Clinical Practice Guidelines: Views of Healthcare Professional

Abstract

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are considered among the major tools for improving the quality of healthcare.Compliance with CPGs is still low among healthcare professionals (HCPs) due to a lack of knowledge and skills aboutCPGs. Digital education is increasingly used in educating and improving HCPs competencies in different areas especially ifit is designed according to their views. The current study aimed to explore the views of HCPs regarding digital education forCPGs. Method: Qualitative phenomenological study design was used to accomplish this study. Purposive samplingtechnique of 30 HCPs who have a bachelor’s degree or higher. Focus group discussion (FGD) was used to collect data byusing open-ended questions. Results: The study revealed that most HCPs need to know about CPGs through digitaleducation by presenting simple and relevant content using interactive educational strategies. Conclusion: Most of the HCPsprefer digital education for CPGs with adherence to the principles of designing and implementing effective interactive digitaleducational strategy. It is recommended to build the capacity of HCPs regarding CPGs through digital education based ontheir views.