title: Evidence-based preventive practice guidelines. Qualitative study of useful resources on the Internet.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore family physicians' perspectives on how best to provide evidence-based preventive clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to physicians on the Internet.
  
  
  METHODS
  Focus groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  A large, urban centre and a rural community hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-four of more than 150 family physicians who subscribed to an e-mail discussion group.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative survey of four focus groups, analysis of transcripts and researchers' notes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four themes characterized participants' preferences for disseminating preventive CPGs on the Internet: content expectations; quick, easy access to information; trustworthiness of information; and implications for clinical practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physicians want quick, easy access to trustworthy information. A website for preventive CPGs with these characteristics would be a useful resource.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, (UWO), London. feightnr@uwo.ca
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Feightner
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sangster
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Wathen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Quintana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000592:standards*