Table 1 Characteristics of respondents and their guideline use
Survey 1 N = 29 | Survey 2 N = 28 | All APRG members N = 47 | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Female | 19 (66) | 18 (64) | 33 (70) |
Discipline | |||
- Rheumatologist | 15 (52) | 16 (57) | 24 (51) |
- Rheumatology trainee | 4 (14) | 3 (11) | 6 (13) |
- Nurse | 2 (7) | 1 (4) | 3 (6) |
- Allied health/ other | 8 (28) | 8 (29) | 14 (30) |
Years involved in rheumatology | |||
- 0–5 years | 7 (24) | 6 (21) | |
- 6–10 years | 9 (31) | 9 (32) | |
- > 10 years | 13 (45) | 13 (46) | |
Primary place of practice | |||
- Hospital (public) | 23 (79) | 24 (86) | |
- Private practice | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
- Combination of public and private | 4 (14) | 3 (11) | |
Location of practice | |||
- Urban | 25 (86) | 21 (75) | |
- Rural | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | |
- Both urban and regional | 3 (10) | 5 (17) | |
Use of guidelines in usual practice | |||
- Never | 0 (0) | ||
- Sometimes | 21 (72) | ||
- Often | 7 (24) | ||
Current guideline use | |||
- CARRA | 7 (24) | ||
- EULAR | 17 (59) | ||
- SHARE | 7 (24) | ||
- ACR | 19 (66) | ||
- GKJR | 0 (0) | ||
- Other | 5 (17) | ||
Reasons for not using guidelines | |||
- Personal preference | 3 (10) | ||
- Not representative | 8 (28) | ||
- Interrupt clinical interaction | 5 (17) | ||
- Difficult to access | 10 (34) | ||
- Unnecessary with experience | 2 (41) | ||
- Not up to date | 13 (45) | ||
- None of the above | 2 (7) | ||
Are Australian JIA guidelines necessary? | |||
- Yes | 24 (83) | ||
- No | 1 (3) | ||
- Unsure | 3 (10) | ||