Table II.

Extrinsic factors of research studies affecting clinical decision-making

Item asked	Number (%) of respondents
Journal name/impact factor of the journal (325 responses)
Very important	79 (24)
Important	137 (42)
Somewhat important	88 (27)
Not at all important	21 (6.5)
Profile of the study investigators (322 responses)
Very important	62 (19)
Important	139 (43)
Somewhat important	89 (28)
Not at all important	32 (10)
Study type (325 responses)
Very important	147 (45)
Important	103 (32)
Somewhat important	70 (22)
Not at all important	2 (0.6)
Study sample size (323 responses)
Very important	168 (52)
Important	86 (27)
Somewhat important	67 (21)
Not at all important	2 (0.6)