Gaston Godin*†1, Ariane Bélanger-Gravel†2, Martin Eccles3 and Jeremy Grimshaw4,5 Address: 1Canada Research Chair on Behaviour and Health, Laval University, Québec, Canada, 2Research Group on Behaviour and Health, Faculty of Nursing, Laval University, Québec, Canada, 3Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 4Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ontario, Canada and 5Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Email: Gaston Godin* - ; Ariane Bélanger-Gravel - ; Martin Eccles - ; Jeremy Grimshaw - jgrimshaw@ * Corresponding author †Equal contributors Published: 16 July 2008 Implementation Science 2008, 3:36. | Implementation Science BioMed Central Systematic Review Open Access Healthcare professionals intentions and behaviours A systematic review of studies based on social cognitive theories Gaston Godin 41 Ariane Bélanger-Gravel42 Martin Eccles3 and Jeremy Grimshaw4 5 Address 1Canada Research Chair on Behaviour and Health Laval University Québec Canada 2Research Group on Behaviour and Health Faculty of Nursing Laval University Québec Canada institute of Health and Society Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UK 4Clinical Epidemiology Program Ottawa Health Research Institute Ontario Canada and department of Medicine University of Ottawa Ontario Canada Email Gaston Godin - Ariane Bélanger-Gravel - Martin Eccles - Jeremy Grimshaw - jgrimshaw@ Corresponding author fEqual contributors Published 16 July 2008 Received 7 April 2008 Implementation Science 2008 3 36 doi 1748-5908-3-36 Accepted 16 July 2008 This article is available from http content 3 1 36 2008 Godin et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background There is an important gap between the implications of clinical research evidence and the routine clinical practice of healthcare professionals. Because individual decisions are often central to adoption of a clinical-related behaviour more information about the cognitive mechanisms underlying behaviours is needed to improve behaviour change interventions targeting healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to systematically review the published scientific literature about factors influencing health professionals behaviours based on social cognitive .
