Table 9 Attitudes regarding who should play a determining role in MOT services
Physicians No. (%)^ | Testing labs No. (%)^ | Referring labs No (%)^ | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Choose appropriate MOT | ||||
Referring clinician | 195/269 (73.0) | 5/16 (31.3) | 21/38 (55.3) | 0.001* |
Laboratory pathologist/hematologist | 99/268 (37.1) | 6/16 (37.5) | 15/37 (40.5) | 0.942 |
Referring laboratory | 22/260 (8.5) | 1/16 (6.3) | 5/33 (15.2) | 0.363* |
Reporting laboratory | 15/258 (5.8) | 8/16 (50.0) | 9/33 (27.3) | < 0.001* |
Integrate MOT results | ||||
Referring clinician | 217/268 (81.3) | 9/16 (56.3) | 31/38 (81.6) | 0.055 |
Laboratory pathologist/hematologist | 81/265 (30.6) | 11/17 (64.7) | 17/37 (45.9) | 0.004 |
Referring laboratory | 22/251 (8.8) | 0/16 (0) | 7/33 (21.2) | 0.043* |
Reporting laboratory | 15/252 (6.0) | 4/16 (25.0) | 7/34 (20.6) | 0.001* |