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. 2008 May 18;8:105. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-105

Table 3.

Summary of Barriers (N = 1467)

Hospital A
(N = 198)
Hospital B
(N = 250)
Hospital C
(N = 296)
Hospital D
(N = 375)
Hospital E
(N = 348)
Mean
(N = 1467)

Barriers/Characteristics % % % % % %
INNOVATION CHARACTERISTICS
Compatibility 6.1 10.4 4.8 11.5 8.6 8.5
Time Investment 15.1 27.7 19.7 29.1 27.9 24.7
Specificity, flexibility 26.3 26.8 10.8 16.9 22.7 20.2
Didactic benefit 5.0 5.6 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.8
Attractiveness 8.6 3.6 6.1 8.8 6.9 6.9
CARE PROVIDER CHARACTERISTICS
Attitude, role perception 21.2 21.2 17.9 17.3 19.9 19.2
Knowledge and motivation 79.8 90.8 78.7 77.3 86.5 82.4
Doubts about the innovation 10.6 15.6 7.8 15.7 15.5 13.6
Life style, working style 4.5 12.4 6.8 11.2 6.9 8.5
Education 26.8 55.2 55.7 46.9 55.1 49.4
Involvement 30.7 45.2 43.6 45.6 39.6 41.6
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS
Ethnicity 34.3 43.6 41.3 48.5 38.0 41.8
Health status 54.1 54.4 53.0 61.4 54.0 55.7
CONTEXT CHARACTERISTICS
Group norms, socialisation 14.6 37.2 29.4 29.2 37.7 29.6
Leadership 3.0 3.6 3.4 7.2 4.6 4.4
Supporting staff 69.7 82.0 72.0 78.4 83.9 77.8
Facilities 69.2 79.6 68.6 75.5 72.4 73.3