Table 4.
Differences between clusters in professional and organizational characteristics at the start and at the end of the implementation period
| Cluster 1 Stable high fidelity |
Cluster 2 Moderate and improving fidelity |
Differences | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | U or Z values | p values | |
| Start of implementation period (T0) | ||||||
| Characteristics of professionals | ||||||
| Support from other professionalsa | ||||||
| Management | 4.2 (0.9) | 37 | 4.3 (0.6) | 24 | z = − 0.01 | p = .994 |
| Rehabilitation physicians | 4.4 (0.6) | 37 | 3.9 (0.5) | 24 | z = − 2.91 | p = .004* |
| Physiotherapists | 4.5 (0.8) | 37 | 4.0 (0.8) | 25 | z = − 2.91 | p = .004* |
| Sports therapists | 4.8 (0.5) | 30 | 4.7 (0.5) | 25 | z = − 1.25 | p = .210 |
| Counselors | 4.9 (0.3) | 32 | 4.7 (0.4) | 23 | z = − 1.64 | p = .102 |
| Professionals’ appreciationb | 8.3 (0.7) | 31 | 7.9 (0.9) | 22 | z = − 2.61 | p = .009* |
| Characteristics of the organization | ||||||
| Compatibility of program in organizationa | 4.5 (0.6) | 37 | 3.8 (0.9) | 25 | z = − 2.993 | p = .003* |
| End of implementation period (T2) | ||||||
| Characteristics of professionals | ||||||
| Support from other professionalsa | ||||||
| Management | 4.3 (0.6) | 34 | 3.9 (0.9) | 19 | z = − 1.60 | p = .110 |
| Rehabilitation physicians | 4.5 (0.6) | 37 | 3.8 (0.9) | 20 | z = − 3.20 | p = .001* |
| Physiotherapists | 4.6 (0.5) | 37 | 3.9 (0.9) | 22 | z = − 3.03 | p = .002* |
| Sports therapists | 4.9 (0.3) | 28 | 4.6 (0.7) | 21 | z = − 1.96 | p = .050* |
| Counselors | 4.9 (0.4) | 35 | 4.7 (0.5) | 20 | z = − 1.39 | p = .165 |
| Professionals’ appreciationb | 8.5 (0.8) | 37 | 7.9 (0.9) | 22 | z = − 2.24 | p = .025* |
| Characteristics of the organization | ||||||
| Awareness of SCC within organizationa | 3.9 (0.8) | 37 | 3.4 (0.9) | 22 | z = − 1.88 | p = .061 |
| Compatibility of program in organizationa | 4.6 (0.6) | 36 | 3.1 (1.0) | 22 | z = − 5.19 | p < .001* |
| Sufficient financial resources to execute the program in a satisfactory wayc | 4.1 (1.1) | 16 | 3.0 (1.2) | 8 | U = 30.5 | p = .038* |
Notes. aMeasured on a Likert scale: 1 = very bad to 5 = very good, bmeasured on a 10-point scale, cmeasured on a Likert scale: 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree, SCC Sports Counseling Center, SD standard deviation. * Statistical significant (p<.05) difference between both clusters. Means instead of medians were presented in order to illustrate the direction of the differences