Table 1 Attitudes towards treatment guidelines
Survey question(N = number of respondents) | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment guidelines are evidence-based (N = 494) | 233 (47%) | 206 (42%) | 45 (9%) | 10 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
Treatment guidelines are useful in daily clinical work and improve the quality of treatment (N = 497) | 256 (52%) | 210 (42%) | 26 (5%) | 5 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
Treatment guidelines include different aspects of a disease, and are a good tool for confirming diagnosis, starting initial treatment, and managing complications (N = 496) | 212 (43%) | 228 (46%) | 40 (8%) | 14 (3%) | 2 (0.4%) |
Treatment guidelines are convenient and the information is easy to find (N = 495) | 130 (26%) | 253 (51%) | 51 (10%) | 57 (12%) | 4 (1%) |