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Table 2 Distribution of questionnaire responses for primary outcomes with between-group analyses

From: Evaluation of a tailored, multi-component intervention for implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in primary care physical therapy: a non-randomized controlled trial

Outcome

Baseline

 

Follow-up

P value

Follow-up

P value

Intention-to-treat

Per protocol

 

Intervention group (n = 171)*

Control group (n = 100)*

 

Intervention group (n = 168)*

Control group (n = 88)*

 

Intervention group (n = 97)*

Control group (n = 88)*

 

Awareness that guidelines exist

  

ns

  

p = 0.030

  

p = 0.003

  Yes

53 (31.0%)

37 (37.0%)

 

99 (58.9%)

39 (44.3%)

 

65 (67.0%)

39 (44.3%)

 

  Partially

108 (63.2%)

57 (57.0%)

 

68 (40.5%)

46 (52.3%)

 

32 (33.0%)

46 (52.3%)

 

  No

10 (5.8%)

6 (6.0%)

 

1 (0.6%)

3 (3.4%)

 

0 (0.0%)

3 (3.4%)

 

Knowledge of where to find guidelines

  

ns

  

p < 0.001

  

p < 0.001

  Yes

25 (14.7%)

11 (11.1%)

 

67 (39.9%)

14 (15.9%)

 

45 (46.4%)

14 (15.9%)

 

  Partially

108 (63.5%)

67 (67.7%)

 

90 (53.6%)

57 (64.8%)

 

47 (48.5%)

57 (64.8%)

 

  No

37 (21.8%)

21 (21.2%)

 

11 (6.5%)

17 (19.3%)

 

5 (5.2%)

17 (19.3%)

 

Easy access to guidelines

  

ns

  

p < 0.001

  

p < 0.001

  Yes

14 (8.2%)

11 (11.1%)

 

43 (25.6%)

6 (6.8%)

 

31 (32.0%)

6 (6.8%)

 

  Partially

92 (53.8%)

52 (52.5%)

 

105 (62.5%)

56 (63.6%)

 

62 (63.9%)

56 (63.6%)

 

  No

65 (38.0%)

36 (36.4%)

 

20 (11.9%)

26 (29.5%)

 

4 (4.1%)

26 (29.5%)

 

Use of guidelines

  

ns

  

p = 0.081

  

p = 0.043

  Frequently

78 (46.2%)

48 (48.0%)

 

93 (55.4%)

42 (47.7%)

 

61 (62.9%)

42 (47.7%)

 

  Sometimes

70 (41.4%)

41 (41.0%)

 

69 (41.1%)

37 (42.0%)

 

33 (34.0%)

37 (42.0%)

 

  Infrequently

21 (12.4%)

11 (11.0%)

 

6 (3.6%)

9 (10.2%)

 

3 (3.1%)

9 (10.2%)

 
  1. Data are numbers (percentages); ns, not significant.
  2. *Numbers do not always add up to total n in respective group due to missing data.