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Table 1 Characteristics of primary care clinicians who completed the online questionnaire

From: Influence of research evidence on the use of cardiovascular clinical prediction rules in primary care: an exploratory qualitative interview study

 

Interviewed,

n = 15

Not interviewed,

n = 14

All,

n = 29

Speciality

 Family medicine

10 (66.7)

10 (71.4)

20 (69.0)

 Internal medicine

5 (33.3)

4 (28.6)

9 (31.0)

Gender

 Female

9 (60.0)

9 (64.3)

18 (62.1)

 Male

6 (40.0)

5(35.7)

11 (37.9)

The year started practicing, median (IQR)

2007 (1991–2017)

2004 (1995–2019)

2007 (1995–2018)

Practice size, median (IQR)

30 (7–48)

27.5 (10–40)

30 (10–40)

Clinical role

 Physician

12 (80.0)

12 (85.7)

24 (82.8)

 Resident

2 (13.3)

2 (14.3)

4 (13.8)

 Physician assistant

1 (6.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.4)

Teaching or research experience

 Both research and teaching

5 (33.3)

8 (57.1)

13 (44.8)

 Research only

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

1 (3.4)

 Teaching only

8 (53.3)

5 (35.7)

13 (44.8)

 Neither

2 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (6.9)

Practice setting

 Urban

6 (40.0)

10 (71.4)

16 (55.2)

 Suburban

6 (40.0)

2 (14.3)

8 (27.6)

 Semi-rural

2 (13.3)

2 (14.3)

4 (13.8)

 Rural

1 (6.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.4)

Practice location

 Western Washington

8 (55.3)

8 (57.1)

16 (55.2)

 Eastern Washington

4 (26.7)

3 (21.4)

7 (24.1)

 Idaho

3 (20.0)

1 (7.1)

4 (13.8)

 Montana

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

1 (3.4)

 Wyoming

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

1 (3.4)

Integration of CPR in practice software

 At least one cardiovascular CPR

9 (60.0)

5 (35.7)

14 (48.3)

 No cardiovascular CPR

6 (40.0)

9 (64.3)

15 (51.7)

Use of cardiovascular CPR in practice

 In most or all cases

6 (40.0)

5 (35.7)

11 (37.9)

 Occasionally

6 (40.0)

7 (50.0)

13 (44.8)

 Rarely

3 (20.0)

1 (7.1)

4 (13.8)

 Never

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

1 (3.4)

Consideration of evidence when choosing cardiovascular CPR

 Considered evidence

14 (93.3)

11 (78.6)

25 (86.2)

 Did not consider evidence

1 (6.7)

3 (21.4)

4 (13.8)

  1. Values are the number (%) of primary care clinicians unless indicated otherwise
  2. IQR Interquartile range, CPR Clinical prediction rule