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International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access originally published online on September 2, 2006
International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2006 18(5):377-382; doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzl034
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International Journal for Quality in Health Care vol. 18 no. 5 © The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of International Society for Quality in Health Care; all rights reserved

A multi-dimensional model of clinical utility

Andrew Smart

Bath Spa University, Sociology, Bath, UK

Clinical utility is an increasingly used concept in health care, but one that lacks an agreed formal definition or conceptualization. In this article, I show that the term is commonly used as a synonym for studies of clinical effectiveness and/or economic evaluations and argue that further factors relating to everyday working practice should be included under its auspices. I go on to develop a multi-dimensional model that outlines four factors in practitioners’ judgements about clinical utility: appropriateness, accessibility, practicability, and acceptability.

Keywords: clinical adoption, clinical utility, innovation, work practice

Address reprint requests to Andrew D. Smart. E-mail: a.smart{at}bathspa.ac.uk

Accepted for publication July 21, 2006.


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