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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for measurement indicators across each hospital

From: Collaborating with front-line healthcare professionals: the clinical and cost effectiveness of a theory based approach to the implementation of a national guideline

First line method

Hospital

Pre intervention (%)

Post intervention (%)

pH test (↑)

H1

9/49 (18.4)

30/48 (62.5)

H2

5/43 (11.6)

32/44 (72.7)

H3

6/44 (13.6)

13/40 (32.5)

H4 (control)

24/53 (45.3)

16/46 (33.3)

X-ray (↓)

H1

24/49 (49.0)

11/48 (23.0)

H2

33/43 (76.7)

4/44 (9.1)

H3

18/44 (40.9)

16/40 (40.0)

H4 (control)

13/53 (24.5)

9/46 (19.6)

Placed in radiology (↓)

H1

0/49 (0)

0/48 (0)

H2

1/43 (2.3)

0/44 (0)

H3

16/44 (36.4)

4/40 (10.0)

H4 (control)

0/53 (0)

0/46 (0)

Not documented (↓)

H1

16/49 (32.6)

7/48 (14.6)

H2

4/43 (9.3)

8/44 (18.2)

H3

4/44 (9.1)

7/40 (17.5)

H4 (control)

16/53 (30.2)

21/46 (45.7)

  1. (↑) & (↓) = desired direction of change.