P097 Adherence to Guidelines for Preventive Child Health Care in The Netherlands

Background Since 1998, several evidence-based guidelines for Preventive Child Health Care (PCHC) were developed at request of the Dutch Ministry of Ministry of Health Welfare and Sports. The Dutch Centre for Child Health oversees the development, implementation and evaluation of guidelines. Adherence to guidelines is a prerequisite for clients to receive the intended care and benefit. Objective To assess the extent to which professionals in PCHC adhere to key recommendations of nine PCHC-guidelines. Methods We undertook a survey among a representative sample of PCHC-professionals (n = 472). Gu... Mehr ...