Table 5.
Factors identified that have influenced all questionnaire respondents' ability to use thoracic ultrasound.
| Factors identified | Report using TUS in clinical
practice |
Report NOT using TUS in clinical
practice |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Unclear | Positive | Negative | Unclear | Total | |
| Team support (Management/medical/therapy) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 45 |
| Availability or cost of a machine | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| Time pressure | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 35 |
| Availability of a mentor | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
| Understanding of, or evidence to support its use | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| Availability or cost of training | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Personal attitude i.e. “confidence” | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Governance | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| “None”, “nil” or “no” | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 15 | 47 | 5 | 15 | 100 | 29 | 211 |
| Blank | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 |
Note: Responses divided into those who do and do not use TUS in clinical practice.
TUS: thoracic ultrasound.