Table 2.
Barriers and facilitators to implementing supports for EIDM
| Number of interview participants ( n ) a | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 57) | Organization b | Province | Occupation | ||||||
| PCP ( n = 9) | Hospital ( n = 32) | RHA ( n = 16) | Ontario ( n = 29) | Quebec ( n = 28) | Senior manager ( n = 33) | Knowledge broker ( n =11) | Library manager ( n = 13) | ||
| Barriers | 50 | 8 | 29 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 12 |
| -Limited resourcesc | 34 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 7 |
| -Time constraints | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| -Negative attitude toward change | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Facilitators | 30 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| -Genuine interest from health system decision-makers | 23 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
aPercentage of total number of participants (font style used): 0% of participants (bold); 1% to 32% of participants (italic); 33% to 66% of participants (regular i.e. not bold and not italic); 67% to 99% of participants (bold and italic); 100% of participants (regular and underlined).
b PCP primary care practice, RHA regional health authority.
cThe main two sub-elements that were mentioned within the category of ‘limited resources’ were: money (n = 19) and staff (n = 14).