Table 2 Associates of heath care professionals’ appreciation of and adherence to the Care Standard (N = 1081)
From: Perceptions of Dutch health care professionals regarding the Care Standard for diabetes
Working in accordance with CS (%) | CS as norm (mean(SD)) | Guidelines for professional group as norm (mean(SD)) | Feasibility (mean(SD)) | Quality assurance (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Completely | Major contribution | ||||
All participants | 15.5 | 2.9 (1.0) | 4.0 (0.4) | 3.9 (0.7) | 83.9 |
Age | OR = 1.03* | β = -0.02 | β = -0.36 | β = 0.05 | OR = 1.00 (0.98-1.02) |
Gender | |||||
Men (1) | 18.0 | 3.3 (1.0) | 4.0 (0.3) | 4.0 (0.7) | 83.0 |
Women (2) | 14.1 | 2.7 (1.0) | 4.0 (0.5) | 3.9 (0.7) | 84.3 |
Significant contrasts | 2 < 1 | ||||
Professional group | |||||
General practitioners (1) | 27.8 | 3.0 (1.0) | 4.0 (0.2) | 4.1 (0.7) | 82.1 |
Practice nurses (2) | 12.7 | 2.7 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.5) | 90.0 |
Diabetes nurses (3) | 15.1 | 2.3 (0.9) | 4.1 (0.4) | 3.8 (0.7) | 89.7 |
Dieticians (4) | 3.4 | 2.1 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.7) | 78.6 |
Physiotherapists (5) | 1.4 | 2.7 (0.9) | 3.8 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.9) | 75.7 |
Internal medicine physicians (6) | 7.8 | 3.2 (1.2) | 3.8 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.9) | 64.0 |
Pediatricians (7) | 19.6 | 3.4 (1.1) | 4.0 (0.0) | 3.7 (0.9) | 73.9 |
Significant contrasts | 2 < 1,7 | 2,3,4,5 < 1,6,7; | 5 < 1,2,3,4,7 | 2,3,4,5,6,7 < 1 | 6 < 1,4 |
4,5 < 1,2,3,7 | 3,4 < 2,5 | 6 < 3 | 4,5 < 2,3 | 1,4,5,6,7 < 2,3 | |
5 < 6 | 5 < 1 | ||||
Health care division | |||||
Primary care (1) | 17.2 | 3.0 (1.0) | 4.0 (0.4) | 4.0 (0.7) | 85.4 |
Secondary care (2) | 9.3 | 2.5 (1.1) | 4.0 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.8) | 78.9 |
Significant contrasts | 2 < 1 | 2 < 1 |