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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