Table 2.
Comparison of contributor information among professions, by guideline characteristics: There were 176 guidelines with contributor information.
| GUIDELINE CHARACTERISTICS | PROFESSION* | TOTAL | P VALUE† | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||||||
| FAMILY PHYSICIAN, N (%) | OTHER SPECIALIST, N (%) | NURSE OR NURSE PRACTITIONER, N (%) | NONCLINICIAN SCIENTIST, N (%) | PHARMACIST, N (%) | OTHER CLINICIAN, N (%) | UNKNOWN, N (%) | |||
| Overall | 423 (17.0) | 1343 (53.8) | 141 (5.7) | 203 (8.2) | 75 (3.0) | 269 (10.8) | 41 (1.6) | 2495 | NA |
| Jurisdiction | < .001 | ||||||||
| • Provincial | 138 (30.8) | 167 (37.3) | 10 (2.2) | 28 (6.3) | 35 (7.8) | 48 (10.7) | 22 (4.9) | 448 | |
| • National | 285 (13.9) | 1176 (57.4) | 131 (6.4) | 175 (8.5) | 40 (2.0) | 221 (10.8) | 19 (0.9) | 2047 | |
| Conflicts of interest available for guidelines | < .001 | ||||||||
| • Yes | 230 (18.6) | 627 (50.7) | 83 (6.7) | 115 (9.3) | 31 (2.5) | 140 (11.3) | 11 (0.9) | 1237 | |
| • No | 193 (15.3) | 716 (56.9) | 58 (4.6) | 88 (7.0) | 44 (3.5) | 129 (10.3) | 30 (2.4) | 1258 | |
| Primary care or similar wording in title | < .001 | ||||||||
| • Yes | 56 (24.6) | 117 (51.3) | 11 (4.8) | 27 (11.8) | 6 (2.6) | 8 (3.5) | 3 (1.3) | 228 | |
| • No | 367 (16.2) | 1226 (54.1) | 130 (5.7) | 176 (7.8) | 69 (3.0) | 261 (11.5) | 38 (1.7) | 2267 | |
| Any industry funding reported | < .001 | ||||||||
| • Yes | 41 (7.8) | 360 (68.6) | 26 (5.0) | 64 (12.2) | 9 (1.7) | 25 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 525 | |
| • No | 382 (19.4) | 983 (49.9) | 115 (5.8) | 139 (7.1) | 66 (3.4) | 244 (12.4) | 41 (2.1) | 1970 | |
NA—not applicable.
*
Percentages do not add to 100 owing to rounding.
†
Fisher-Freeman-Halton test used.