How different attributes are weighted in professionals' decision-making in Pediatric Dentistry-a protocol for guiding discrete choice experiment focused on shortening the evidence-based practice implementation for dental care

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 474
• Main Authors: Machado, Gabriela Manco, Luca, Ana Clara Falabello, Pereira, Renata Paz Leal, Fernandez, Ana Yne, Rodrigues, Lucas Gabriel Santini, Leite, Isabella Petroline, Cenci, Maximiliano Sergio, Cenci, Tatiana Pereira, Santos, Ana Paula Pires, Oliveira, Branca Heloisa, Nadanovsky, Paulo, Lima, Marina Deus Moura, Moura, Marcoeli Silva, Lucena, Edson Hilan Gomes, Lenzi, Tathiane Larissa, Crispim, Ana Carla, Carrer, Fernanda Campos Almeida, Gabriel, Mariana, Lira, Claudia Cazal, Gurgel, Carla Vecchione, Pinheiro, Helder Henrique Costa, Pucca, Gilberto Alfredo, Martins, Fábio Carneiro, Calvasina, Paola Gondim, Tricoli, Maria Fernanda Montezuma, Branco, Camila Menezes Costa Castelo, Freitas, Raiza Dias, Imparato, José Carlos Pettorossi, Raggio, Daniela Prócida, Tedesco, Tamara Kerber, Mendes, Fausto Medeiros, Braga, Mariana Minatel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 19.04.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Brazil; Child; Clinical medicine; Clinical trials; Decision making; Dental Care; Dentistry; Dentists; Discrete choice experiments; Evidence-based medicine; Evidence-Based Practice; Experiments; Gender; Health aspects; Humans; Medical personnel; Methods; Oral hygiene; Patients; Pediatric Dentistry; Pediatrics; Pedodontics; Practice; Preference; Professionals; Public policy; Questionnaires; Research Design; Utilization; Brazil; Preference; Discrete choice experiments; Dentistry
• ISSN: 1472-6831; 1472-6831
• DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-04090-3

Important evidence has been constantly produced and needs to be converted into practice. Professional consumption of such evidence may be a barrier to its implementation. Then, effective implementation of evidence-based interventions in clinical practice leans on the understanding of how professionals value attributes when choosing between options for dental care, permitting to guide this implementation process by maximizing strengthens and minimizing barriers related to that. This is part of a broader project investigating the potential of incorporating scientific evidence into clinical practice and public policy recommendations and guidelines, identifying strengths and barriers in such an implementation process. The present research protocol comprises a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) from the Brazilian oral health professionals' perspective, aiming to assess how different factors are associated with professional decision-making in dental care, including the role of scientific evidence. Different choice sets will be developed, either focusing on understanding the role of scientific evidence in the professional decision-making process or on understanding specific attributes associated with different interventions recently tested in randomized clinical trials and available as newly produced scientific evidence to be used in clinical practice. Translating research into practice usually requires time and effort. Shortening this process may be useful for faster incorporation into clinical practice and beneficial to the population. Understanding the context and professionals' decision-making preferences is crucial to designing more effective implementation and/or educational initiatives. Ultimately, we expect to design an efficient implementation strategy that overcomes threats and potential opportunities identified during the DCEs, creating a customized structure for dental professionals. https://osf.io/bhncv .