Table 3 Comparison of barriers to use of treatment guidelines between family doctors and hospital based physicians
Statement | Family doctors(n = 106) | Hospital physicians(n = 285) | p | Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There is no time to search for information | 2.40 | 3.39 | p < 0.00001 | For family doctors, lack of time to search for information is more serious barrier than for hospital physicians |
Treatment guidelines are too complicated and it is difficult to find the necessary information | 3.4 | 3.81 | 0.0003 | Finding necessary information from guidelines is more difficult for family doctors |
Treatment guidelines are hard to implement in daily practice due to lack of resources in medicine (investigation availabilities etc) | 2.99 | 3.30 | 0.0117 | Lack of resources in medicine is more serious barrier for family doctors compared to hospital physicians |
Treatment guidelines are hard to implement in daily practice due to lack of resources of patients (expensive medication etc) | 3.09 | 3.34 | 0.0340 | Lack of resources of patients is the stronger barrier for family doctors |