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Table 4 Awareness, agreement, and perceived usefulness regarding recommendations, by medical specialty

From: A survey to assess awareness and opinion of initiatives and recommendations on low-value diagnostic practices

 

N° of Partic.

N° of Recom.

Awareness

Agreement

Usefulness

Median (%)

IQR (%)

Median (%)

IQR (%)

Median (%)

IQR (%)

Anaesthesiology

19

9

89.5

84.2

-

100.0

89.5

89.5

-

94.7

89.5

84.2

-

89.5

Biochemistry

10

25

60.0

40.0

-

90.0

90.0

80.0

-

100.0

90.0

70.0

-

100.0

Cardiology

12

19

83.3

66.7

-

91.7

91.7

79.2

-

100.0

91.7

83.3

-

100.0

Dermatology

15

12

40.0

18.3

-

53.3

76.7

56.7

-

86.7

66.7

60.0

-

80.0

Emergency medicine

17

9

52.9

47.1

-

64.7

88.2

76.5

-

94.1

82.4

76.5

-

88.2

Endocrinology

10

23

90.0

80.0

-

100.0

90.0

70.0

-

100.0

90.0

80.0

-

95.0

Family medicine

21

17

81.0

52.4

-

90.5

95.2

81.0

-

95.2

85.7

76.2

-

95.2

Gastroenterology

12

22

83.3

75.0

-

91.7

87.5

83.3

-

100.0

87.5

83.3

-

100.0

General surgery

21

13

52.4

42.9

-

71.4

71.4

57.1

-

81.0

71.4

57.1

-

81.0

Geriatrics

10

8

75.0

70.0

-

82.5

75.0

70.0

-

85.0

80.0

70.0

-

90.0

Haematology

15

8

76.7

51.7

-

81.7

76.7

65.0

-

80.0

76.7

71.7

-

81.7

Immunology & allergology

7

18

57.1

57.1

-

57.1

85.7

71.4

-

100.0

85.7

71.4

-

100.0

Infectious diseases

9

13

55.6

33.3

-

55.6

77.8

77.8

-

88.9

77.8

66.7

-

88.9

Intensive medicine

9

10

61.1

55.6

-

83.3

72.2

0.0

-

86.1

88.9

88.9

-

100.0

Internal medicine

23

22

60.9

53.3

-

68.5

78.3

66.3

-

91.3

78.3

69.6

-

90.2

Medical oncology

14

24

64.3

44.6

-

78.6

75.0

57.1

-

85.7

71.4

55.4

-

85.7

Microbiology

8

24

62.5

46.9

-

87.5

87.5

71.9

-

100.0

93.8

71.9

-

100.0

Nephrology

5

7

40.0

30.0

-

60.0

40.0

20.0

-

60.0

40.0

30.0

-

60.0

Neurology

21

23

47.6

38.1

-

69.1

95.2

81.0

-

100.0

90.5

76.2

-

95.2

Nuclear medicine

6

13

66.7

66.7

-

100.0

100.0

83.3

-

100.0

83.3

83.3

-

100.0

Obstetrics & gynaecology

17

25

70.6

52.9

-

88.2

88.2

64.7

-

94.1

88.2

70.6

-

94.1

Occupational medicine

9

11

77.8

61.1

-

88.9

88.9

77.8

-

88.9

88.9

83.3

-

88.9

Ophthalmology

8

6

43.8

37.5

-

59.4

81.3

75.0

-

87.5

75.0

75.0

-

84.4

Otorhinolaryngology

14

8

67.9

57.1

-

75.0

100.0

94.6

-

100.0

100.0

92.9

-

100.0

Paediatrics

12

25

83.3

75.0

-

100.0

91.7

91.7

-

100.0

91.7

91.7

-

100.0

Physical medicine & rehabilitation

8

7

62.5

18.8

-

93.8

0.0

0.0

-

87.5

75.0

75.0

-

93.8

Pneumology

11

24

63.6

31.8

-

86.4

90.9

43.2

-

90.9

90.9

43.2

-

90.9

Preventive medicine & public health

5

12

20.0

0.0

-

30.0

60.0

40.0

-

65.0

50.0

40.0

-

60.0

Psychiatry

13

14

61.5

34.6

-

67.3

73.1

69.2

-

82.7

76.9

63.5

-

84.6

Radiology

17

24

88.2

76.5

-

94.1

97.1

92.7

-

100.0

97.1

94.1

-

100.0

Rheumatology

15

19

46.7

16.7

-

60.0

80.0

73.3

-

86.7

73.3

66.7

-

86.7

Traumatology

10

8

50.0

37.5

-

65.0

70.0

57.5

-

72.5

60.0

52.5

-

72.5

Urology

4

17

75.0

50.0

-

75.0

50.0

25.0

-

75.0

50.0

25.0

-

100.0

Vascular surgery

6

12

83.3

66.7

-

87.5

83.3

79.2

-

100.0

91.7

83.3

-

100.0

Overall

413

531

63.1

53.6

-

77.5

84.5

75.0

-

90.0

84.5

75.0

-

90.0