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. 2014 Jun 9;23(10):867–876. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-002818

Table 1 .

Frequency (%) of treatment plan implementation by patient, MDT and discussion characteristics

Treatment plan implemented (number (%))
Age (years) (n=2504)
 20–39 355 (73)
 40–59 488 (79)
 60–79 739 (81)
 80+ 381 (80)
Gender
 Males 945 (78)
 Females 1022 (79)
Index of multiple deprivation (IMD) quintile (n=2431)
 Least deprived 197 (85)
 2 331 (82)
 3 395 (82)
 4 541 (76)
 Most deprived 442 (73)
Team Climate Inventory (TCI)*‡
 <4 (median score) 853 (78)
 >=4 1114 (79)
Type of disease team*
 Haematological cancer 502 (81)
 Community mental health 403 (70)
 Dementia 362 (81)
 Heart failure 243 (80)
 Skin cancer 229 (78)
 Gynaecological cancer 228 (84)
Adjusted Teachman's†
 <1.2 349 (82)
 1.2 to 1.4 538 (76)
 1.4 to 1.6 591 (78)
 >1.6 489 (78)
Number of professional groups†
 1–3 312 (81)
 4–5 1199 (77)
 6–7 456 (79)
Patient preferences considered
 Yes 361 (75)
 No 1606 (79)
Health behaviours/other clinical factors mentioned
 Yes 1069 (79)
 No 898 (77)

*Measures recorded for individual teams.

†Measures recorded for individual meetings.

‡Average team response rate=76%.

MDT, Multidisciplinary team.