. 2023 Aug 21;29(1):2242583. doi: 10.1080/13814788.2023.2242583

Table 5.

Correlation between GP perceived degree of adherence and perceived extent of various barriers.

Item number	Description	KR 1: emollients	KR 2: TC potency class	KR 3: evaluation period	KR 4: anamnesis	KR 5: TCS instructions	Overall (all KRs)
Item number	Description	KR 1: emollients	KR 2: TC potency class	KR 3: evaluation period	KR 4: anamnesis	KR 5: TCS instructions	Mean correlation	(SD)
Knowledge related barriers, r_s
2	Lack of awareness/familiarity	−.42	−.69	−.47	−.50	−.52	−.52	.10
Attitude related barriers, r_s
Lack of agreement
3	Lack of agreement with content: general	−.61	−.67	−.68	−.54	−.59	−.62	.06
4	Lack of agreement with content: certain parts	−.44	−.42	−.53	−.45	−.46	−.46	.04
5	Lack of applicability: general	−.53	−.45	−.52	−.51	−.36	−.47	.07
6	Lack of applicability: to patient	−.28	−.31	−.57	−.43	−.42	−.40	.11
7	Lack of self-efficacy	−.46	−.45	−.19	−.39	−.64	−.43	.16
8	Lack of outcome expectancy	−.52	−.59	−.54	−.42	−.58	−.53	.07
9	Lack of motivation	−.53	−.47	−.61	−.51	−.58	−.54	.05
10	Inertia previous practice	−.47	−.44	−.39	−.54	−.60	−.49	.08
External barriers, r_s
Patient factors
11	Patient preferences	−.13	−.25	−.54	−.11	−.27	−.26	.17
12	Patient ability/behaviour	−.05	−.09	−.07	−.09	−.07	−.07	.02
Guideline factors
13	Lack of clarity	−.51	−.55	−.30	−.33	−.42	−.42	.11
14	Lack of up-to-dateness	−.55	−.41	−.62	−.51	−.56	−.53	.08
15	Complexity	−.52	−.47	−.43	−.58	−.48	−.50	.06
Environmental factors
16	Lack of time/ time pressure	−.35	−.23	−.48	−.53	−.34	−.39	.12
17	Lack of resources/ materials	−.34	−.25	−.08	−.30	−.22	−.24	.10
18	Organisational constraints	−.45	−.22	−.36	−.47	−.30	−.36	.10
19	Contradictory with policy of other HCPs	−.45	−.24	−.18	−.39	−.10	−.27	.15
20	Conflicts in cooperation with other HCPs	−.30	−.21	−.15	−.31	−.03	−.20	.12
21	Lack of reimbursement	−.36	−.29	−.17	−.35	−.22	−.28	.08

KR: key recommendation, TCS: topical corticosteroids, SD: standard deviation, HCP: healthcare professionals. Spearman’s rank correlation represents the correlation between each perceived barrier and adherence. A negative correlation implies that a greater perceived extent of a barrier is associated with less perceived adherence.