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. 2023 Dec 2;23:1346. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10374-1

Table 4.

Pathology question responses for cohort overall

Prescribing arm Pathology arm Imaging arm
Baseline N = 21 End N = 6 Baseline N = 16 End N = 9 Baseline N = 18 End N = 11
Confidence in evidence based pathology ordering
 1—not confident 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
 2 3 (14.3%) 1 (16.7%) 2 (12.5%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (11.2%) 0 (0.0%)
 3 9 (42.9%) 3 (50.0%) 7 (43.8%) 1 (11.1%) 8 (44.4%) 4 (36.4%)
 4 8 (38.0%) 2 (33.3%) 7 (43.8%) 6 (66.7%) 8 (44.4%) 6 (54.5%)
 5—extremely confident 1 (4.8%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (22.2%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (9.1%)
Pathology review frequency
 0 times 6 (28.6%) 3 (50.0%) 2 (12.5%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (5.6%) 1 (9.1%)
 1–5 times 8 (38.1%) 3 (50.0%) 9 (56.3%) 5 (55.6%) 10 (55.5%) 5 (45.4%)
 6–10 times 5 (23.8%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (12.5%) 2 (22.2%) 5 (27.7%) 3 (27.3%)
 11–15 times 2 (9.5%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (12.5%) 1 (11.1%) 1 (5.6%) 1 (9.1%)
 16 + times 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (6.2%) 1 (11.1%) 1 (5.6%) 1 (9.1%)
Pathology regimen change frequency
 0 times 1 (4.8%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (11.1%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
 1–5 times 6 (28.6%) 3 (50.0%) 5 (31.3%) 1 (11.1%) 6 (33.3%) 7 (63.6%)
 6–10 times 10 (47.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (6.2%) 2 (22.2%) 7 (38.9%) 2 (18.2%)
 11–15 times 0 (0.0%) 1 (16.7%) 4 (25.0%) 2 (22.2%) 1 (5.6%) 1 (9.1%)
 16 + times 4 (19.0%) 2 (33.3%) 6 (37.5%) 3 (33.4%) 4 (22.2%) 1 (9.1%)