Table 1.
Attitudes towards treatment guidelines
| Survey question(N = number of respondents) | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment guidelines are evidence-based (N = 494) |
233 (47%) |
206 (42%) |
45 (9%) |
10 (2%) |
0 (0%) |
| Treatment guidelines are useful in daily clinical work and improve the quality of treatment (N = 497) |
256 (52%) |
210 (42%) |
26 (5%) |
5 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
| Treatment guidelines include different aspects of a disease, and are a good tool for confirming diagnosis, starting initial treatment, and managing complications (N = 496) |
212 (43%) |
228 (46%) |
40 (8%) |
14 (3%) |
2 (0.4%) |
| Treatment guidelines are convenient and the information is easy to find (N = 495) | 130 (26%) | 253 (51%) | 51 (10%) | 57 (12%) | 4 (1%) |