Table 3.

Scores for attributes affecting guideline use

	Mean rating (range)
Factors related to the guideline topic:
Primary care setting indicated in guideline title	4.2 (2–5)
Priority in a primary care setting	4.3 (2–5)
Focus of guideline recommendations on clinical presentation and diagnosis	3.8 (2–5)
Perceived need for change in clinical practice in a certain area	4.2 (3–5)
Factors related to guideline characteristics:
Produced by a reputable body or authority	4.5 (3–5)
GPs involved in development of guideline	4.4 (3–5)
An organisation of which I am a member was involved in the guideline production	3.5 (2–5)
Guidance consistent with other available sources or my previous practice	3.9 (2–5)
Factors related to the accessibility of the guideline:
Easy to access or in a format I recognise so I can find key information quickly	4.7 (4–5)
Recommendations are written in a clear, logical, and well-organised manner	4.7 (4–5)
Executive summary or clear algorithm showing clinical recommendations	4.6 (4–5)
Not too long	4.4 (3–5)
Factors related to the evidence on which the recommendations are based:
Study outcomes used are relevant and important to primary care population	4.5 (2–5)
Evidence underpinning recommendation comes from secondary care population	2.8 (1–5)
Link from evidence to recommendation is clear, logical and easy to find	4.0 (2–5)
Applicability to primary care population, for example severity of disease and comorbidity, is taken into consideration and discussed	4.5 (2–5)