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Table 5 Summary of primary care responses to sociometric instrument

From: Is the involvement of opinion leaders in the implementation of research findings a feasible strategy?

Survey sample

Number of SOLs identified

Instrument respondent coverage

Maximum individual SOL coverage

Population respondent coverage

Comments

Generic

     

General practitioners

     

PC1

1

5.0%

5.0%

1.0%

Single, within practice nominations

PC2

10

14.6%

2.3%

5.3%

Mainly, within practice nominations

Practice nurses

     

PC1

1

18.8%

18.8%

4.6%

Single, within practice nomination

PC2

17

28.6%

4.1%

13.9%

Mainly, within practice nominations

Practice managers

     

PC1

2

19.1%

9.5%

6.5%

Limited across practice network

PC2

4

25.7%

11.4%

11.3%

Limited across practice network

Condition-specific

     

General practitioners

     

PC1

4

40.5%

32.4%

7.1%

Relatively simple network, with modest coverage from cardiologists

PC2

9

27.9%

15.3%

11.9%

Relatively simple network, with modest coverage from cardiologists

Practice nurses

     

PC1

0

0%

0%

0%

No SOL identified

PC2

14

28.2%

2.4%

8.7%

Mainly, within practice nominations