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Nudging healthcare professionals in clinical settings: a scoping review of the literature.

Anita Sant'AnnaAndreas VilhelmssonAxel Wolf
Published in: BMC health services research (2021)
There are relatively few studies published referring to nudge theory aimed at changing HCP behaviour in clinical settings. These studies reflect a diverse set of objectives and implement nudging strategies in a variety of ways. We suggest distinguishing active from passive nudging strategies. Passive nudging strategies may achieve the desired outcome but go unnoticed by the clinician thereby not really changing a behaviour and raising ethical concerns. Our review indicates that there are successful active strategies that engage with clinicians in a more deliberate way. However, more research is needed on how different nudging strategies impact HCP behaviour in the short and long term to improve clinical decision making.
Keyphrases
  • decision making
  • systematic review
  • randomized controlled trial
  • palliative care
  • case control
  • meta analyses