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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for theory of planned behaviour constructs by group, before and after the OPEM trial

From: A theory-based process evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial of printed educational messages to increase primary care physicians’ prescription of thiazide diuretics for hypertension [ISRCTN72772651]

  

Intention

Attitude

Subjective norm

Perceived behavioural control

  

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

Groups

N

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Insert

Atheoretical outsert

80

6.05 (1.38)

6.12 (1.19)

5.79 (0.98)

5.89 (0.96)

5.82 (1.11)

5.96 (0.93)

6.27 (0.91)

6.38 (0.83)

TPB outsert

68

5.86 (1.62)

5.78 (1.57)

5.75 (1.16)

5.65 (1.19)

5.93 (1.02)

6.02 (0.97)

6.33 (0.93)

6.32 (0.99)

No outsert

56

6.07 (1.29)

5.86 (1.46)

5.84 (1.11)

5.90 (1.12)

5.90 (1.00)

5.70 (1.12)

6.26 (0.90)

6.14 (1.14)

No insert

Atheoretical outsert

72

5.82 (1.51)

5.71 (1.53)

5.73 (1.15)

5.66 (1.12)

5.68 (1.02)

5.62 (1.15)

6.05 (1.09)

5.98 (1.09)

TPB outsert

70

5.86 (1.43)

5.76 (1.58)

5.76 (1.18)

5.80 (1.14)

5.87 (1.10)

5.69 (1.17)

6.18 (1.07)

6.19 (1.08)

No outsert

80

5.92 (1.44)

5.84 (1.59)

5.90 (0.99)

5.76 (1.17)

5.79 (1.08)

5.70 (1.18)

6.13 (1.13)

6.16 (1.03)

  1. TPB theory of planned behaviour