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Table 2 Description of the variables in the models--means (standard deviations)

From: Healthcare professionals' intentions to use clinical guidelines: a survey using the theory of planned behaviour

Variable

Overall model

Physicians model

Nurses model

Others model

 

(n = 638)

(n = 123)

(n = 436)

(n = 79)

Theory of planned behaviour variables

Intention (1 item), scale: 1-7a

5.3 (1.3)

5.5 (1.2)

5.3 (1.3)

5.0 (1.3)

Attitude (3 items), scale: 1-7a

5.4 (1.2)

5.2 (1.3)

5.4 (1.2)

5.4 (1.2)

Subjective norm (3 items), scale: 1-7a

5.4 (1.0)

5.4 (1.0)

5.4 (1.1)

5.4 (1.0)

Perceived behaviour control (6 items), scale: 1-7a

4.4 (0.8)

4.5 (0.8)

4.3 (0.9)

4.4 (0.8)

Individual-level variables for the respondents

Gender (male = 0, female = 1)

0.9 (0.3)

0.6 (0.5)

0.9 (0.2)

0.9 (0.2)

Age

44.4 (8.4)

45.8 (8.9)

43.9 (8.3)

45.2 (7.7)

Nurse_d (nurse = 1, physician or other professional = 0)

0.7 (0.5)

-

-

-

Physician_d (physician = 1, nurse or other professional = 0)

0.2 (0.4)

-

-

-

Organisation-level variables for the respondents

Primary care (primary care = 1, secondary care = 0)

0.6 (0.5)

0.5 (0.5)

0.6 (0.5)

0.7 (0.5)

KL (KL = 1, others = 0)b

0.5 (0.5)

0.4 (0.5)

0.5 (0.5)

0.5 (0.5)

NS (NS = 1, others = 0)b

0.4 (0.5)

0.5 (0.5)

0.4 (0.5)

0.4 (0.5)

  1. a Higher score = more positive view.
  2. b Kymenlaakso (KL) and Northern-Savo (NS) hospital districts, as dummy variables, with the Central-Finland hospital district (CF) as a reference group in the regression models.