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Table 2 Distribution of utterances perceived to influence x-ray–ordering practice comparing American and Canadian participants

From: Identifying factors likely to influence compliance with diagnostic imaging guideline recommendations for spine disorders among chiropractors in North America: a focus group study using the Theoretical Domains Framework

 

USA

Canada

TDF domains

Reducea(%)

Increaseb(%)

Noinfluence (%)

Utterances (N)

Reducea(%)

Increaseb(%)

No influence (%)

Utterances (N)

Nature of the behaviors

43 (61.4)

22 (31.4)

5 (7.1)

70

2 (11)

13 (72)

3 (17)

18

Skills

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (100)

1

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0

Beliefs about capabilities

62 (73.8)

21 (25)

1 (1.2)

84

8 (36)

10 (45)

4 (18)

22

Motivation & goals

25 (59.5)

12 (28.6)

5 (11.9)

42

3 (38)

5 (63)

0 (0)

8

Beliefs about consequences

73 (31.3)

136 (58.4)

24 (10.3)

233

75 (74)

20 (20)

6 (5.9)

101

Environmental context & resources

10 (40)

15 (60)

0 (0)

25

6 (38)

10 (63)

0 (0)

16

Social influences

29 (27.1)

60 (56.1)

18 (16.8)

107

18 (86)

2 (9.2)

1 (4.8)

28

Emotion

1 (25)

1 (25)

2 (50)

4

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0

Knowledge

20 (40)

20 (40)

10 (20)

50

19 (53)

13 (36)

4 (11)

36

Memory, attention, & decision process

39 (92.9)

3 (7.1)

0 (0)

42

18 (72)

7 (28)

0 (0)

25

Social/professional role & identity

34 (33.3)

48 (47.1)

20 (19.6)

102

1 (3.2)

19 (61)

5 (16)

31

Behavioral regulation

61 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

61

30 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

30

Total

397 (48.4)

338 (41.2)

76 (9.3)

821 (72.1)

180 (58)

99 (33)

23 (7.5)

308 (27)

  1. aUtterances perceived to reduce x-ray utilization (facilitators). bUtterances perceived to increase x-ray utilization (barriers).