Table 2 The proportion (with 95 % confidence intervals) of participants who agreed completely and to a great extent that they would act in accordance with the team (upper panels) with respect to encountering the patient blogger and offering the expensive new treatment. The respondents were then asked whether it would be right to act in accordance with the team’s decision (lower panels). Proportions with 95 % confidence intervals (CI, within brackets) are provided
I would follow the team doing something extra with respect to: | I would follow the team following routine with respect to: | |
Both physicians and nurses | ||
Encountering | 56 % (51–61) | 94 % (91–97) |
Treatment | 32 % (27–37) | 86 % (82–90) |
Physicians | ||
Encountering | 51 % (43–59) | 94 % (90–98) |
Treatment | 24 % (17–31) | 90 % (85–95) |
Nurses | ||
Encountering | 62 % (55–71) | 94 % (90–98) |
Treatment | 42 % (35–51) | 83 % (77–89) |
It would be right to: | ‘Do something extra’ with respect to: | ‘Follow routine’ with respect to: |
Both physicians and nurses | ||
Encountering | 39 % (34–44) | 95 % (93–97) |
Treatment | 26 % (21–31) | 87 % (83–91) |
Physicians | ||
Encountering | 34 % (27–41) | 96 % (93–99) |
Treatment | 20 % (14–26) | 92 % (87–97) |
Nurses | ||
Encountering | 46 % (38–54) | 94 % (90–98) |
Treatment | 33 % (25–41) | 83 % (77–89) |