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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for the items and concepts included in the study (n=186). The chi square test was utilized to compare each item

From: Evidence-based practice in primary healthcare from the managerial point of view – a national survey

 

Percent (%)

p

POLICY AND GUIDELINES

Q1: Degree of impact of policy and guidelines on the organization.

Large

97.0

 

Small

3.0

 
  

<0.0001

Q2: Impact of policy and guidelines on daily practice.

Impact

84.0

 

No impact

16.0

 
  

<0.001

Q3: Own knowledge of where to find alternate decision support systems.

Yes

70.0

 

No

30.0

 
  

<0.001

Q4: Co-workers’ knowledge of where to find alternate decision support systems.

Yes

52.0

 

No

48.0

 
  

0.441

CAPTURE

Q7: Time spent on reworking or creating policy documents in order to unify practice.

Little

36.0

 

Much

64.0

 
  

<0.001

Q8: Demands on evidence-based practice that impede on clinical practice.

Rarely

68.0

 

Often

32.0

 
  

<0.001

Q9: Evaluation of evidence when implementing new treatments.

Yes

75.0

 

No

25.0

 
  

<0.001

ACCESS

Q10: Co-workers’ possibilities to research information in order to keep up to date.

Important

96.0

 

Not important

4.0

 
  

<0.001

Q11: Time spent on researching information about one’s own occupational topics.

≤1 hour/week

15.0

 

2-3 hours/week

70.0

 

>3 hours/week

15.0

 
  

<0.001

MANAGEMENT

Q5: Primary healthcare would gain based on faster adaptation to new evidence.

Yes

70.0

 

No

30.0

 
  

<0.001

Q6: New thoughts and ideas about the work routine are stimulating.

Yes

96.0

 

No

4.0

 
  

<0.001