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Table 5 Frequency of attributes and features by professional role (N = 143 interviews)

From: Attributes of context relevant to healthcare professionals’ use of research evidence in clinical practice: a multi-study analysis

Attribute and Feature Total N = 143* n (%) Physicians and residents N = 111 n (%) Nurses and organ donor coord. N = 32 n (%)
Attribute: Resource Access 143 (100) 111 (100) 32 (100)
 Time as a resource 112 (78) 88 (79) 24 (75)
 Guidelines 84 (59) 59 (53) 25 (78)
 Documentation 79 (55) 59 (53) 20 (63)
 Proximity 72 (50) 52 (47) 20 (63)
 Resource quality 69 (48) 56 (50) 13 (41)
 Formal communication 58 (41) 45 (41) 13 (41)
 Organizational training and education 50 (35) 28 (25) 22 (69)
 Staff 42 (29) 22 (20) 20 (63)
 Space as a resource 29 (20) 17 (15) 12 (38)
 Technology 28 (20) 18 (16) 10 (31)
 Expert support 22 (15) 13 (12) 9 (28)
 Programs 12 (8) 9 (8) 3 (9)
 Online resources 8 (6) 7 (6) 1 (3)
 Team educator 4 (3) 3 (3) 1 (3)
Attribute: Work Structure 140 (98) 108 (97) 32 (100)
 Timeframe 90 (63) 67 (60) 23 (72)
 Continuity of care 84 (59) 65 (59) 19 (59)
 Standardization of care 80 (56) 56 (50) 24 (75)
 Team work 68 (48) 48 (43) 20 (63)
 Reminders 58 (41) 52 (47) 6 (19)
 Work load 36 (25) 22 (20) 14 (44)
 Delegation of tasks 36 (25) 25 (23) 11 (34)
 Order of work tasks 35 (24) 27 (24) 8 (25)
 Work tempo 25 (17) 13 (12) 12 (38)
 Scheduling and shift work 21 (15) 12 (11) 9 (28)
 Patient wait times 19 (13) 17 (15) 2 (6)
Attribute: Patient Characteristics 134 (94) 103 (93) 31 (97)
 Patient demographics 111 (78) 84 (76) 27 (84)
 Patient expectations and preferences 90 (63) 61 (55) 29 (91)
Attribute: Professional Role 133 (93) 104 (94) 29 (91)
 Clinical skill set 73 (51) 49 (44) 24 (75)
 Professional role training 53 (37) 38 (34) 15 (47)
 Job autonomy 48 (34) 38 (34) 10 (31)
 Conflict 47 (33) 29 (26) 18 (56)
 Professional development 43 (30) 27 (24) 16 (50)
 Accountability 36 (25) 28 (25) 8 (25)
 Code of ethics 30 (21) 15 (14) 15 (47)
Attribute: Culture 115 (80) 86 (77) 29 (91)
 Organizational culture 93 (65) 65 (59) 28 (88)
 Culture (general) 13 (9) 7 (6) 6 (19)
Attribute: Facility Characteristics 102 (71) 76 (68) 26 (81)
 Type of facility 75 (52) 57 (51) 18 (56)
 Geography 45 (31) 29 (26) 16 (50)
 Size 17 (12) 9 (8) 8 (25)
 Volume 14 (10) 12 (11) 2 (6)
 Atmosphere 13 (10) 7 (6) 6 (19)
 Facility characteristics (general) 10 (7) 7 (6) 3 (9)
 Religious affiliation 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0)
Attribute: System Features 72 (50) 58 (52) 14 (44)
 Resource waste 35 (24) 31 (28) 4 (13)
 Logistics and coordination 25 (17) 22 (20) 3 (9)
 Record-keeping 24 (17) 14 (13) 10 (31)
Attribute: Healthcare Professional Characteristics 70 (49) 44 (40) 26 (81)
 Experience 53 (37) 38 (34) 15 (47)
 Group makeup 36 (25) 16 (14) 20 (63)
Attribute: Financial 65 (45) 58 (52) 7 (22)
 Costs 58 (41) 52 (47) 6 (19)
 Financial incentives 18 (13) 16 (14) 2 (6)
 Funding system 12 (8) 12 (11) 0 (0)
 Financial (general) 11 (8) 8 (7) 3 (9)
Attribute: Leadership 60 (42) 43 (39) 17 (53)
 Role modeling 21 (15) 17 (15) 4 (13)
 Mentorship 8 (6) 5 (5) 3 (9)
 Champion 6 (4) 5 (5) 1 (3)
Attribute: Collaboration 59 (41) 39 (35) 20 (63)
 Social interactions 59 (41) 39 (35) 20 (63)
Attribute: Evaluation 43 (30) 35 (32) 8 (25)
 Evaluation (general) 21 (15) 17 (15) 4 (13)
 Audit 20 (14) 20 (18) 0 (0)
 Organizational evaluation 14 (10) 12 (11) 2 (6)
 Patient evaluation 5 (3) 3 (3) 2 (6)
Attribute: Regulatory or Legislative Standards 30 (21) 23 (21) 7 (22)
 Legal 20 (14) 13 (12) 7 (22)
 Standard of practice or care 13 (9) 11 (10) 2 (6)
Attribute: Societal Influences 25 (17) 13 (12) 12 (38)
 Societal influences (general) 25 (17) 13 (12) 12 (38)
  1. *N = 143. Since two of the focus group transcripts contained more than one professional group (physicians and residents), they were analyzed as one transcript, reducing the total number of transcripts when divided by professional role to N = 1