Table 5.

Among the 156 physicians who knew guideline recommendation for three 5–8 mm tubular adenomas, Cochrane Armitage Trend Test of differences in predictors between gastroenterologists who follow the guidelines (n=138) vs. deviate from guidelines (n=18) in their clinical practice

Attitude	Follow guideline (%)	Deviate from guideline (%)
Guidelines are likely to be used in physician discipline (p=0.01)
Agree	80 (58%)	5 (29%)
Neutral	44 (32%)	8 (47%)
Disagree	13 (9%)	4 (24%)
There are benefits of repeat colonoscopy not captured in the guidelines (p=0.02)
Agree	62 (45%)	2 (11%)
Neutral	39 (28%)	7 (39%)
Disagree	37 (27%)	9 (50%)
Colonoscopy guidelines are likely to decrease physician reimbursement (p=0.04)
Agree	31 (22%)	2 (12%)
Neutral	66 (48%)	5 (29%)
Disagree	41 (30%)	10 (59%)

Among the 159 physicians, range of non-respondents to questions that assessed factors associated with guideline adherence were 0 to 3 gastroenterologists

All physicians who deviated from guidelines chose to survey at longer intervals than guideline recommendations

Percentages are rounded to nearest whole number