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. 2014 Mar 22;9:36. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-36

Table 3.

Practice guideline 1: resected NSCLC stage II and IIIA patients

Item Rating percent A
Mean Sd Mode
Disagree Neutral Agree
Assessment of the Recommendations
a. Aware of the recommendations
4.9
2.4
92.7
6.3
1.2
7.0
b. Agree with the recommendations
5.0
0
95.0
6.3
1.1
7.0
c. Recommendations are unambiguous
7.5
7.5
85.0
5.9
1.5
7.0
d. Recommendations are supported by the evidence
2.5
0
97.5
6.4
0.9
7.0
e. Recommendations are current
7.7
2.6
89.7
6.0
1.3
6.0
f. Recommendations are easy to apply in their clinical context
2.6
10.3
87.2
6.2
1.3
7.0
g. Recommendations are too rigid for the patients they are intended
68.4
10.5
21.1
2.9
1.8
2.0
h. Recommendations do not align with how they typically manage these patients
80.0
5.0
15.0
2.4
1.8
1.0a
i. Recommendations apply to the patients they target
7.9
0
92.1
6.0
1.3
6.0
j. Recommendations are biased
82.9
9.8
7.3
2.0
1.6
1.0
k. Support for the recommendations
5.0
2.5
92.5
6.3
1.1
7.0
l. Clinical practice of respondent aligns with the recommendations
5.0
5.0
90.0
6.2
1.1
7.0
Assessment of the Evidentiary Base
a. It is complete
7.7
5.1
87.2
6.0
1.2
7.0
b. It is convincing
2.6
5.1
92.3
6.1
1.0
7.0
c. It is informative
7.5
0
92.5
6.1
1.2
7.0
d. It is relevant to typical patients
12.5
2.5
85.0
6.0
1.6
7.0
e. It is strong
5.3
2.6
92.1
5.9
1.2
6.0
f. It is current 10.5 2.6 86.8 5.8 1.5 6.0a

NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer.

ADisagree (ratings 1 to 3 on 7-point scale); Neutral (rating 4 on 7-point scale); Agree (rating 5 to 7 on 7-point scale).

aMultiple mode exists. The smallest value is shown.