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Table 3 Baseline and post interventions scores for professional’s knowledge, beliefs and practice

From: Compliance with clinical guidelines for whiplash improved with a targeted implementation strategy: a prospective cohort study

Factor

Baseline

Post intervention

Significance

Knowledge (0 to 39) Mean (SD)

19.3 (5.3)

24.4 (5.3)

P = 0.000

Biomedical belief (14 to 84)

42.0 (8.3)

37.0 (8.3)

P = 0.000

Behavioural belief (6 to 36)

19.9 (3.8)

21.1 (4.1)

P = 0.02

Professional practice

   

% compliant

58%

79%

P = 0.002

  1. Give WAD classification

7%

41%

P < 0.0001

  2. Use appropriate measure of outcome

77%

88%

P = 0.06

  3. Identifies those with poor prognosis

15%

24%

P = 0.167

  4. Provides primarily activating treatments

69%

74%

P = 0.63