Table II.
Research engagement of participants who did/did not change practice because of the Proximal Fracture of the Humerus: Evaluation by Randomisation (PROFHER). Missing responses are excluded from all percentage calculations
| Changed practice (n = 137) | Did not change practice (n = 128) | Total (n = 265) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substantive role in an NIHR randomised controlled surgical trial, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 27 (19.7) | 11 (8.7) | 38 (14.3) |
| No | 110 (80.3) | 116 (91.3) | 226 (85.6) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Role held, n (%)*† | |||
| Principal Investigator (PI) | 21 (91.3) | 8 (88.9) | 29 (90.6) |
| Chief Investigator | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.1) |
| Co-applicant | 2 (8.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.3) |
| Member of oversight committee | 3 (13.0) | 1 (11.1) | 4 (12.5) |
| Missing | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Participation in the PROFHER trial, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 22 (16.1) | 17 (13.3) | 39 (14.7) |
| No | 115 (83.9) | 111 (86.7) | 226 (85.3) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PI for a PROFHER site, n (%)‡ | |||
| Yes | 5 (22.7) | 4 (23.5) | 9 (23.1) |
| No | 17 (77.3) | 13 (76.5) | 30 (76.9) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Awareness of the PROFHER findings, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 134 (97.8) | 111 (86.7) | 245 (92.5) |
| No | 3 (2.2) | 17 (13.3) | 20 (7.5) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Where heard about PROFHER, n (%)*§ | |||
| Attended a meeting where the results of PROFHER were presented | 105 (78.4) | 70 (63.1) | 175 (71.4) |
| Read one or more of the research publications | 94 (70.1) | 77 (69.4) | 171 (69.8) |
| Through working at a participating site | 19 (14.2) | 15 (13.5) | 34 (13.9) |
| Local contacts | 38 (28.4) | 26 (23.4) | 64 (26.1) |
| NICE guidelines | 19 (14.2) | 13 (11.7) | 32 (13.1) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Validity of PROFHER findings (0 to 10)* | |||
| Mean (sd) | 7.4 (1.7) | 5.3 (2.4) | 6.4 (2.3) |
| Median (range) | 7 (0 to 10) | 6 (0 to 10) | 7 (0 to 10) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applicability of PROFHER findings to own practice (0 to 10)* | |||
| Mean (sd) | 7.6 (1.7) | 5.6 (2.6) | 6.7 (2.4) |
| Median (range) | 8 (1 to 10) | 6 (0 to 10) | 7 (0 to 10) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*
more than one response was possible for this question
†
this total is based on the 38 participants who had a substantive role in a NIHR randomised controlled surgical trial
‡
this total is based on the 39 participants who had participated in the PROFHER trial
§this total is based on the 245 participants who were aware of the PROFHER findings; 111 changed their practice because of PROFHER; 112 did not change their practice
NIHR, National Institute for Health Research; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence