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Table 2 Result of pairwise comparisons

From: Understanding the adoption and use of point-of-care tests in Dutch general practices using multi-criteria decision analysis

Determinant

Weights*

Performance scores

Weight of criterion

Overall weight

POC CRP

CRP central lab

POC HbA1c

HbA1c central lab

Determinants in relation to the user

13.6%

NA

81.9%

18.1%

68.2%

31.8%

1

Satisfaction patient

25.4%

3.5%

89.9%

10.1%

85.3%

14.7%

2

Clarity of procedure

24.8%

3.4%

71.3%

28.7%

56.1%

43.9%

3

User-friendliness

21.0%

2.9%

84.2%

15.8%

78.1%

21.9%

4

Test interpretation

6.4%

0.9%

69.0%

31.0%

50.0%

50.0%

5

Turn-around-time

22.3%

3.0%

90.0%

10.0%

89.8%

10.2%

Determinants in relation to the organisation

20.9%

NA

65.4%

34.6%

48.8%

51.2%

6

Frequency of use

14.6%

3.1%

88.6%

11.4%

49.5%

50.5%

7

Room for innovation

33.5%

7.0%

89.7%

10.3%

85.0%

15.0%

8

Workload

22.1%

4.6%

77.1%

22.9%

29.6%

70.4%

9

Support, training and quality control

25.4%

5.3%

21.3%

78.7%

24.4%

75.6%

10

Connectivity

4.4%

0.9%

35.7%

64.3%

46.5%

53.5%

Determinants in relation to the clinical value

51.8%

NA

55.1%

44.9%

45.8%

54.2%

11

Clinical utility

42.8%

22.2%

89.4%

10.6%

53.5%

46.5%

12

Technical performance

24.4%

12.6%

28.1%

71.9%

33.5%

66.5%

13

Negative Predictive Value

13.7%

7.1%

48.3%

51.7%

50.0%

50.0%

14

Positive Predictive Value

2.8%

1.5%

48.3%

51.7%

50.0%

50.0%

15

Risks

16.4%

8.5%

34.4%

65.6%

33.5%

66.5%

Determinants in relation to the socio-political context

13.8%

NA

72.9%

27.1%

49.1%

50.9%

16

Clinical guidelines

34.1%

4.7%

82.1%

17.9%

47.3%

52.7%

17

Scientific evidence

23.7%

3.3%

85.0%

15.0%

60.5%

39.5%

18

Reimbursement

28.5%

3.9%

60.7%

39.3%

42.2%

57.8%

19

Overall costs

8.3%

1.1%

88.8%

11.2%

55.5%

44.5%

20

Legislations

5.5%

0.8%

42.3%

57.7%

40.5%

59.5%

Overall preference for POC or central laboratory test

62.9%

37.1%

49.4%

50.6%

  1. This table shows the results of the pairwise comparisons of the four main criteria and the 20 subcriteria, as well as the preferences regarding the POC CRP and POC HbA1c test (as compared to their central laboratory equivalents). The overall weight is obtained by multiplying the weight of the main criterion which each of the subcriteria. The definition of each of the criteria is provided in Additional file 3. NA not applicable, POC point-of-care. * The sum of columns may not add up to 100.0% due to rounding