Table 4.
Barriers to guideline application
| Barriers hindering application of guidelines | Strongly disagree/disagree (rating 1, 2) n (%) |
Neither disagree nor agree (rating 3) n (%) |
Strongly agree/agree (rating 4, 5) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lack of awareness | 7 (13) | 9 (17) | 37 (70) |
| Lack of familiarity | 8 (15) | 15 (28) | 30 (57) |
| Inertia of previous practice | 25 (47) | 11 (21) | 17 (32) |
| Lack of self-efficacy | 22 (62) | 12 (19) | 19 (19) |
| Lack of agreement regarding content | 31 (61) | 15 (29) | 5 (10) |
| Lack of agreement because guideline not up-to-date | 29 (54) | 14 (26) | 11 (20) |
| Lack of confidence in guideline developers | 38 (70) | 10 (19) | 6 (11) |
| Lack of outcome expectancy in patient care | 36 (69) | 11 (21) | 5 (10) |
| Inability to reconcile with patient preferences | 21 (40) | 16 (30) | 16 (30) |
| Lack of applicability to practice population | 25 (47) | 12 (23) | 16 (30) |
| Lack of accessibility | 23 (43) | 7 (13) | 23 (43) |
| Lack of usability | 22 (42) | 12 (23) | 19 (36) |
| Presence of contradictory guidelines | 18 (34) | 19 (36) | 16 (30) |
| Lack of time | 26 (48) | 10 (19) | 18 (33) |