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Table 5 Information sources used by participants to inform their clinical decision-making (n = 137)

From: Attitudes, skills and implementation of evidence-based practice: a national cross-sectional survey of licensed naprapaths in Sweden

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)

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)

  1. IQR Interquartile range; main response in bold