| Table 8: Respondents' rating of importance of various factors in deciding whether to adopt a set of guidelines |
| Factor | Level of importance; no. (and %*) of respondents
|
| Least important |
Somewhat important | Most important
| No response |
| Endorsement by respected colleague | 117 (7)
| 285 (15) | 1330 (78)
| 146 |
| User friendliness of CPG format | 190 (10)
| 496 (28) | 1021 (62)
| 171 |
| Endorsement by organization to which physician belongs
| 150 (10) | 451 (28)
| 1135 (62) | 142
|
| Implications for legal liability | 213 (12)
| 506 (27) | 1009 (61)
| 150 |
| Endorsement by more than 1 major organization
| 201 (11) | 511 (33)
| 1014 (56) | 152
|
| Consistency with predominant local practice
| 273 (12) | 590 (33)
| 861 (55) | 154 |
| Cost to society | 375 (22)
| 649 (37) | 688 (41)
| 166 |
| Cost to the patient | 497 (31)
| 661 (35) | 559 (34)
| 161 |
| Time required to explain CPGs to patients |
644 (33) | 615 (35)
| 454 (32) | 165 |
| Reimbursement for recommended service | 838 (46)
| 577 (33) | 296 (21)
| 167 |
| *Percentages may not total 100 because of weighting by sample strata.
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