Table 5.
The reasons for using the assessment tool by the geographical region.
| Rationale for using assessment | N. & S. America | Europe | Asia and Pacific | Africa | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| Available where I work | Frequency | 16 | 61 | 24 | 51 | 8 | 44 | 16 | 100 | 0.016∗ |
| Percent | 20.8% | 79.2% | 32.0% | 68.0% | 15.4% | 84.6% | 13.8% | 86.2% | ||
| Client-centered | Frequency | 31 | 46 | 19 | 56 | 17 | 35 | 57 | 59 | 0.008∗ |
| Percent | 40.3% | 59.7% | 25.3% | 74.7% | 32.7% | 67.3% | 49.1% | 50.9% | ||
| Has established reliability and validity | Frequency | 28 | 49 | 26 | 49 | 22 | 30 | 62 | 54 | 0.034∗ |
| Percent | 36.4% | 63.6% | 34.7% | 65.3% | 42.3% | 57.7% | 53.4% | 46.6% | ||
| Quick and easy to administer and interpret | Frequency | 29 | 48 | 54 | 21 | 17 | 35 | 46 | 70 | ≤0.001∗ |
| Percent | 37.7% | 62.3% | 72.0% | 28.0% | 32.7% | 67.3% | 39.7% | 60.3% | ||
∗The distribution is significantly different between the world geographical regions.