Table 1.
Participants’ ratings of the usefulness of guidance, separated by profession and geographical location
| Region & Number of participants | NICE | BPS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse n = 86 | Psychol. n = 74 | Psychia. n = 29 | OT n = 18 | Other n = 40 | Nurse n = 38 | Psychol. n = 57 | Psychia. n = 16 | OT n = 9 | Other n = 21 | |
| Yorkshire NICE n = 40, BPS n = 19 | 3.34 (0.79) | 3.71 (0.70) | 3.20 (0.40) | 3.67 (0.47) | 2.80 (0.87) | 3.80 (0.75) | 3.80 (0.75) | 3.00 (0.71) | 3.00 (0.00) | 2.00 (1.23) |
| Midlands NICE n = 32; BPS n = 18 | 3.20 (0.87) | 3.13 (0.60) | 3.20 (1.327) | 3.00 (0.00) | 3.43 (0.73) | 3.80 (0.75) | 3.13 (0.64) | 2.00 (0.82) | n/a | 3.67 (0.47) |
| Scotland NICE n = 35; BPS n = 23 | 3.75 (1.09) | 3.00 (0.95) | n/a | 2.00 (0.00) | 2.50 (1.50) | 3.43 (0.50) | 3.69 (0.72) | n/a | 3.00 (0.00) | 3.00 (0.00) |
| NE England NICE n = 31, BPS n = 21 | 3.43 (1.24) | 2.83 (0.90) | 3.00 (0.816) | 2.00 (1.23) | 3.75 (1.09) | 3.78 (0.92) | 3.67 (0.75) | 3.00 (0.00) | 4.67 (0.47) | 4.00 (0.00) |
| S England & Channel Is NICE n = 29, BPS n = 13 | 3.80 (0.75) | 3.50 (1.00) | 3.50 (0.50) | 3.00 (0.00) | 3.43 (0.50) | 3.34 (0.47) | 3.83 (0.69) | 4.00 (0.00) | n/a | 2.67 (0.47) |
| NW England NICE n = 21, BPS n = 13 | 3.50 (0.87) | 3.34 (0.47) | 1.50 (0.500) | 3.34 (0.47) | 3.00 (1.00) | 3.00 (0.701) | 3.34 (0.94) | 3.50 (0.50) | 4.00 (1.00) | 3.00 (0.00) |
| London area NICE n = 18, BPS n = 9 | 2.50 (0.50) | 2.80 (0.75) | 2.71 (0.881) | 4.50 (0.50) | 2.50 (0.50) | 3.00 (0.00) | 2.67 (0.94) | 3.00 (0.00) | 4.00 (0.00) | 3.50 (0.50) |
| Northern Ireland NICE n = 18, BPS n = 13 | 2.60 (0.49) | 3.25 (1.48) | 3.00 (0.894) | 4.00 (0.00) | 3.67 (0.47) | 3.67 (1.25) | 4.00 (1.41) | 3.00 (0.00) | 5.00 (0.00) | 4.00 (0.71) |
| Wales NICE n = 14, BPS n = 9 | 3.60 (1.02) | 2.43 (0.73) | n/a | n/a | 2.50 (0.50) | 5.00 (0.00) | 2.50 (0.50) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Cumbria and Lancashire NICE n = 7, BPS n = 3 | 3.00 (1.23) | 2.67 (1.25) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.34 (0.94) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Location not specified NICE n = 2; BPS n = 0 | 4.00 (0.00) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.00 (0.00) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Totals | 3.34 (0.46) | 3.07 (0.38) | 2.87 (0.60) | 3.19 (0.83) | 3.06 (0.46) | 3.65 (0.57) | 3.40 (0.48) | 3.07 (0.56) | 3.95 (0.76) | 3.23 (0.65) |
Table includes means/standard deviations.