Information source | 1 Never used n (%) | 2 Used a little n (%) | 3 Used to a moderate extent n (%) | 4 Used a lot n (%) | 5 Always used n (%) | Missing n (%) | Median (IQR) |
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Traditional knowledge | 1 (0.7) | 9 (6.6) | 45 (32.8) | 69 (50.4) | 13 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3,4) |
Fellow practitioners or experts | 1 (0.7) | 23 (16.8) | 59 (43.1) | 46 (33.6) | 6 (4.4) | 2 (1.5) | 3 (3,4) |
Personal preference | 4 (2.9) | 22 (16.1) | 45 (32.8) | 60 (43.8) | 6 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3,4) |
Textbooks | 5 (3.6) | 31 (22.6) | 54 (39.4) | 41 (29.9) | 5 (3.6) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2,4) |
Patient preference | 5 (3.6) | 42 (30.7) | 50 (36.5) | 37 (27.0) | 3 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2,4) |
Personal intuition | 6 (4.4) | 35 (25.5) | 42 (30.7) | 42 (30.7) | 11 (8.0) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2,4) |
Published clinical evidence | 6 (4.4) | 46 (33.6) | 43 (31.4) | 37 (27.0) | 5 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2,4) |
Clinical practice guidelines | 7 (5.1) | 28 (20.4) | 48 (35.0) | 37 (27.0) | 13 (9.5) | 4 (2.9) | 3 (2,4) |
Trial and error | 8 (5.8) | 57 (41.6) | 42 (30.7) | 28 (20.4) | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2,3) |
Experimental/laboratory evidence | 72 (52.6) | 43 (31.4) | 14 (10.2) | 5 (3.6) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.5) | 1 (1,2) |