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Table 6 Summary of secondary care and national network 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 Surgeons

     

DGH1

1

50%

50%

17.1%

Single SOL identified

DGH2

0

0%

0%

0%

No SOLs identified

TH

1

27.2%

27.2%

8.6%

Single SOL identified

Physicians

     

DGH1

3

26.3%

21.1%

15.2%

Simple network

DGH2

0

0%

0%

0%

No SOLs identified

TH

2

12.9%

6.5%

3.4%

Simple network

Nurses

     

DGH1

2

14.8%

7.4%

3.4%

Simple network, within ward nominations

DGH2

11

57.8%

15.6%

26.3%

Simple network, mainly within ward nominations

TH

6

33.3%

33.3%

10.2%

Simple network, within ward nominations

Condition-specific Surgeons

     

DGH1

1

87.5%

87.5%

17.1%

Single SOL identified

DGH2

0

0%

0%

0%

No SOL identified

TH

2

50%

37.5%

11.4%

Simple network

Physicians

     

DGH1

1

12.5%

12.5%

6.1%

Single SOL identified

DGH2

0

0%

0%

0%

No SOL identified

TH

7

47.8%

21.7%

9.2%

Simple network

Surgical nurses

     

DGH1

1

33.3%

33.3%

4.9%

Single SOL identified

DGH2

10

62.5%

25.0%

27.7%

Complex network, mainly within ward nominations

TH

6

85.7%

35.7%

13.5%

Complex network, within ward nominations and across ward nominations for specialist nurse teams

Medical nurses

     

DGH1

1

11.1%

11.1%

2.6%

Single SOL identified

DGH2

2

50.0%

42.9%

15.2%

Simple network

TH

4

46.4%

28.6%

22.4%

Simple network, within and across ward nominations for specialist nurse teams

Generic

     

Obstetrics and gynaecology

20

46.2%

7.7%

23.8%

Complex network within and across centres

Oncology

4

34.5%

13.8%

22.2%

Limited across centre network

Condition-specific

     

Obstetrics and gynaecology

14

48.2%

17.3%

25.9%

Complex within and across centre network

Oncology

9

53.6%

17.9%

33.3%

Mainly within centre networks