Survey responses
| Survey domain; item | Response; no. (%) of participants n = 47 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |
| Attitude toward treatment options | |||||
| 1. The advantages of sleep medication outweigh the disadvantages | 10 (21) | 19 (40) | 13 (28) | 5 (11) | 0 (0) |
| 2. There are no nondrug alternatives for sleep problems that are as effective as drugs | 25 (53) | 12 (26) | 4 (8) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) |
| 3. I don’t have time to treat sleep problems using nondrug therapies | 10 (21) | 24 (51) | 8 (17) | 3 (6) | 2 (4) |
| 4. Nonmedicine treatment of sleep problems is the business of other professionals | 21 (45) | 21 (45) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
| 5. Nondrug treatment of sleep problems needs to be supported with medication | 12 (26) | 25 (53) | 10 (21) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Perceptions of the patient | |||||
| 6. If I do not prescribe a medication to a patient with sleep problems s/he is dissatisfied | 3 (6) | 12 (26) | 21 (45) | 10 (21) | 1 (2) |
| 7. It is difficult for a family doctor to motivate a patient with sleep problems to choose a nonmedicine treatment | 3 (6) | 18 (38) | 6 (13) | 16 (34) | 4 (8) |
| Self-efficacy beliefs | |||||
| 8. When I am not prescribing medication for sleep problems I feel like I am not empathic | 17 (36) | 28 (60) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| 9. I have the expertise to use nondrug treatment for sleep problems | 0 (0) | 5 (11) | 8 (17) | 27 (57) | 7 (15) |
| 10. I often feel overwhelmed when a patient presents with psychosocial problems | 8 (17) | 25 (53) | 9 (19) | 5 (11) | 0 (0) |
| Prescribing self-efficacy | |||||
| 11. I have tried in the past to prescribe less sleep medication | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 3 (6) | 25 (53) | 18 (38) |
| 12. I intend to prescribe less sleep medication but don’t know how | 5 (11) | 23 (49) | 13 (28) | 6 (13) | 0 (0) |
| 13. I am trying at the moment to prescribe less sleep medication but without success | 8 (17) | 27 (57) | 7 (15) | 4 (8) | 1 (2) |
| 14. I am trying at the moment to prescribe less sleep medication and have succeeded in doing so | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 12 (26) | 27 (57) | 6 (13) |