Theme | Dopson and Gabbay33 (1995) | Wood et al34 (1998) | Dawson et al35 (1998) | Clinical Standards Advisory Group36 (1998) (Gabbay et al) | Fitzgerald et al37 (1999) | Dopson et al38 (1999) | Locock et al39 (1999) |
1. Evidence is not sufficient | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
2. Evidence is socially constructed | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
3. Evidence is differentially available | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
4. Hierarchies of evidence exist | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
5. Other sources of evidence | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
6. The importance of professional networks | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
7. The role of professional boundaries | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
8. Context as an influence | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
9. The role of opinion leaders | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
10. The enactment of evidence | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
1, Theme is present; 2, strong evidence of theme; 3, very strong evidence of presence.