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Table 5 Evaluation of aspects and criteria by occupation

From: Hospital staff perspectives towards health technology assessment: data from a multidisciplinary survey

Apect of benefit

Criteria

Occupation Section

P value

"Highly important" ranking by Percent

Clinical

Administration

Research targeted

Clinical

Lifesaving

81

75

73

0.82

Quality of life improvement

62

47

37

0.32

Patients' functional improvement

31

31

28

0.97

Safety

38

46

16

0.23

Social

Serving a large population

19

19

27

0.82

Serving a specific population within the hospital

8

13

28

0.28

Improving the serves to the patient

54

60

18

0.06

Patients' preference

16

19

0

0.31

Technological

Lack of effective alternative technology

96

50

64

0.0007

Completion of a technology already exists at the hospital

19

28

18

0.66

Innovation and Improving medical standards

31

41

18

0.37

Improving hospital reputation

19

41

27

0.21

Economical

Efficiency

54

57

28

0.23

Manpower savings

54

41

28

 

Technology that requires a significant investment in infrastructure

4

34

27

0.02

Maintenance costs

4

19

0

0.08

Extent education

15

28

10

0.29