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Table 3 Participants background and experience

From: A qualitative study into the difficulties experienced by healthcare decision makers when reading a Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy review

Review

Professional background (code used in the quotes)

Knowledge of the clinical area

DTA-related knowledge

Systematic review methods

Academic role within university

Policy- making experience

Galactomannan detection for invasive aspergillosis in immune-compromized patients

Hematologist (H1)

Yes

Good

Some

Yes

Yes

 

Hematologist (H2)

Yes

Good

Some

Yes

Yes

Policy maker (PM1)

No

Some

Good

Yes

Yes

Systematic reviewer (SR1)

No

Little

Good

Yes

No

Health economist (HE1)

No

Little

Good

No

No

Systematic reviewer (SR2)

No

Good

Good

Yes

Yes

Physical examination for lumbar radiculopathy due to disc herniation in patients with low back pain

GP (GP1)

Yes

Little

Little

No

No

GP (GP2)

Yes

Little

Little

No

No

Physiotherapist (PH1)

Yes

Little

Good

Yes

No

GP (GP3)

Yes

Good

Good

No

Yes

Physiotherapist (PH2)

Yes

Good

Good

Yes

Yes

Policy maker (PM2)

Yes

Good

Good

Yes

Yes

 

Policy maker (PM3)

No

Some

Good

Yes

Yes

MRI versus CT for detection of acute vascular lesions in patients presenting with stroke symptoms

Radiologist (R1)

Yes

Little

Little

No

No

Systematic reviewer (SR3)

No

Little

Some

No

No

Health economist (HE2)

No

Good

Good

No

Yes

Health economist (HE3)

No

Little

Some

No

No

Systematic reviewer (SR4)

No

Little

Good

Yes

No

Systematic reviewer (SR5)

No

Good

Good

Yes

No

Systematic reviewer (SR6)

Yes

Some

Good

Yes

No

Policy maker (PM4)

Yes

Good

Good

Yes

Yes

  1. Legend: DTA-related knowledge and systematic review methods: ‘Little’ - the participant has poor understanding of basic DTA concepts such as sensitivity and specificity/little understanding of systematic review methods; ‘Some’ - good understanding of basic DTA concepts/general idea of systematic review methods; ‘Good’ - familiar with DTA theory/systematic review methods.