|
Information source
|
Never used n (%)
|
Used a little n (%)
|
Used to a moderate extent n (%)
|
Used a lot n (%)
|
Always used n (%)
|
Missing n (%)
|
Median (IQR)
|
|---|
|
Published clinical evidence
|
0 (0.0)
|
6 (10.7)
|
21 (37.5)
|
22 (39.3)
|
5 (8.9)
|
2 (3.6)
|
4 (3,4)
|
|
Traditional knowledge
|
0 (0.0)
|
5 (8.9)
|
23 (41.1)
|
16 (28.6)
|
11 (19.6)
|
1 (1.8)
|
3 (3,4)
|
|
Clinical practice guidelines
|
3 (5.4)
|
8 (14.3)
|
17 (30.4)
|
21 (37.5)
|
6 (10.7)
|
1 (1.8)
|
3 (3,4)
|
|
Personal preference
|
2 (3.6)
|
10 (17.9)
|
21 (37.5)
|
20 (35.7)
|
3 (5.4)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (3,4)
|
|
Patient preference
|
1 (1.8)
|
13 (23.2)
|
17 (30.4)
|
19 (33.9)
|
5 (8.9)
|
1 (1.8)
|
3 (2,4)
|
|
Personal intuition
|
7 (12.5)
|
10 (17.9)
|
18 (32.1)
|
18 (32.1)
|
3 (5.4)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (2,4)
|
|
Fellow practitioners or experts
|
2 (3.6)
|
14 (25.0)
|
24 (42.9)
|
15 (26.8)
|
1 (1.8)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (2,4)
|
|
Textbooks
|
5 (8.9)
|
11 (19.6)
|
27 (48.2)
|
11 (19.6)
|
2 (3.6)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (2,3)
|
|
Trial and error
|
2 (3.6)
|
30 (53.6)
|
19 (33.9)
|
5 (8.9)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
2 (2,3)
|
|
Experimental/laboratory evidence
|
28 (50.0)
|
14 (25.0)
|
8 (14.3)
|
3 (5.4)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (5.4)
|
1 (1,2)
|
- IQR Interquartile range; main response in bold
