Table 2 Responses to questions inquiring about KDOQI use by renal health care providers
Questions | No. of respondents (%) | Physicians N (%) | Allied health professionals N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you use the KDOQI guidelines in your practice? | 598 | |||
Often | 466 (78) | 144 (69) | 322 (83) | |
Sometimes | 107 (18) | 51 (24) | 56 (14) | |
Rarely or never | 25 (4) | 14 (7) | 11 (3) | <0.001 |
How often do you look up a specific KDOQI guideline topic or recommendation? | 597 | |||
At least once a month | 281 (47) | 99 (47) | 182 (47) | |
Less than once a month or never | 316 (53) | 110 (53) | 206 (53) | 0.82 |
The guidelines are presented with the correct amount of information | 593 | |||
Too much detail | 129 (22) | 56 (27) | 73 (19) | |
Just right | 384 (65) | 120 (58) | 264 (68) | |
Too little | 80 (13) | 30 (15) | 50 (13) | 0.04 |
I find the KDQOI guidelines can be easily adapted to my practice | 596 | |||
Agree | 412 (69) | 142 (68) | 270 (70) | |
Neutral | 132 (22) | 43 (21) | 89 (23) | |
Disagree | 52 (9) | 24 (11) | 28 (7) | 0.20 |