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. 2020 Aug 27;130:405–411. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.08.031

Table 3.

Awareness and implementation of NICE guidelines by healthcare professional group.

Question Healthcare professional group
X2/F
GP HPDRa Nurse MHPb Uncategorised
How familiar are you with the guidelines? X2(4, N = 1020) = 55.68, p < .001, r = .23
(Aware of guidelines) 24/67 (35.82%) 34/107 (31.78%) 123/559 (22.00%) 42/84 (50.00%) 25/203 (12.32%)
(Limited awareness of guidelines)
43/67 (64.18%)
73/107 (68.22%)
436/559 (78.00%)
42/84 (50.00%)
178/203 (87.68%)
Have you ever used a tool or resource? X2(4, N = 1015) = 44.92, p < .001, r = .21
(Yes) 3/67 (4.48%) 16/107 (14.95%) 63/557 (11.27%) 28/84 (33.33%) 14/200 (6.90%)
(No)
64/67 (95.52%)
91/107 (85.05%)
494/557 (88.37%)
56/84 (66.66%)
186/200 (91.63%)
Have you ever taken part in training? X2(4, N = 1020) = 125.59, p < .001, r = .35
(Yes) 37/67 (55.22%) 54/107 (50.47%) 144/559 (25.76%) 54/84 (64.29%) 23/203 (11.33%)
(No)
30/67 (44.78%)
53/107 (49.53%)
415/559 (74.2%)
30/84 (35.71%)
180/203 (88.67%)
How recent was your training? X2(4, N = 312) = 5.38, p = .25, r = .13
(Within 5 years) 23/37 (62.16%) 37/54 (68.52%) 83/144 (57.64%) 40/54 (74.07%) 14/23 (60.87%)
(More than 5 years)
14/37 (37.84%)
17/54 (31.48%)
61/144 (42.36%)
14/54 (25.93%)
7/23 (39.13%)
Did your training sufficiently prepare you? X2(4, N = 312) = 16.29, p < .01, r = .23
(Yes) 23/37 (62.16%) 35/54 (64.81%) 87/144 (60.42%) 44/54 (81.48%) 8/23 (34.78%)
(No)
14/37 (37.84%)
19/54 (35.19%)
57/144 (39.58%)
10/54 (18.52%)
15/23 (65.22%)
With what proportion of patients did you implement the NICE guidelines? M = 61.47% (SD = 35.96) M = 46.92% (SD = 41.00) M = 41.18% (SD = 37.73) M = 64.39% (SD = 35.91) M = 29.09% (SD = 35.69) F(4, 534) = 10.41, p < .001, η2p = .07
a

Hospital doctor.

b

Mental health professional.