Factors associated with awareness, reading and perceptions of clinical practice guidelines among the general population in Japan: A nationwide cross-sectional survey (INFORM Study 2023)
Among the general population in Japan, awareness of CPGs is associated with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Tailored dissemination strategies-particularly for individuals with lower income or education levels and other groups identified in this study-are essential to improving awareness and supporting informed healthcare decision-making. These findings also highlight the need to integrate CPG literacy into national health education initiatives to enhance public access to evidence-based care.
Authors
- Taichi Shimazu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6000-9830)
- Junko Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6923-7298)
- Yosuke Hatakeyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9538-4654)
- Kunichika Matsumoto
- Aya Kuchiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6786-3527)
- Akiko Yaguchi-Saito
- Ryo Onishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1117-5917)
- Tomonori Hasegawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1057-9867)
- Naomi Sakurai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5819-8979)
- Nakaya Naoki
- 中山 健夫
- Kanako Seto
- Maiko Fujimori
- Koki Hirata
- Yoshimitsu Takahashi
- Ryosuke Hayashi
- On behalf of the Young Academic Urologists (YAU) Functional Urology Working Group
- Aki Otsuki
Institutions
- Toho University (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Tokiwa University (JP)
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (JP)
- Teikyo University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343033
- Primary Topic
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00