Figure 1
Scatter plot of willingness and attitude dimension scores.
Table 1
Distribution of Attitude dimension responses.
| a) Very Familiar (5 points) | b) Familiar | c) Average | d) Not Familiar | e) Completely Unfamiliar (1 Point) | |
| 1. How familiar are you with CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) technology? | 25 (9.5) | 91 (34.3) | 97 (36.6) | 42 (15.8) | 10 (3.8) |
| a) Strongly Agree (5 points) | b) Agree | c) Neutral | d) Disagree | e) Completely Disagree (1 point) | |
| 2. Do you think conventional invasive wire based FFR increases procedural steps, time and cost, limiting its widespread us in China? | 32 (12.1) | 137 (51.6) | 85 (32.1) | 11 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Strongly Agree (5 points) | b) Agree | c) Neutral | d) Disagree | e) Completely Disagree (1 point) | |
| 3. Do you believe CT-FFR can avoid unnecessary invasive procedures and related complications? | 32 (12.1) | 171 (64.5) | 53 (20.0) | 9 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Strongly Agree (5 points) | b) Agree | c) Neutral | d) Disagree | e) Completely Disagree (1 point) | |
| 4. Do you think CT-FFR can assess the entire coronary artery’s blood flow reserve, compensating for the limitation of invasive wire-based FFR, which can only evaluate individual vessel stenosis? | 35 (13.2) | 161 (60.8) | 63 (23.8) | 6 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Strongly Agree (5 points) | b) Agree | c) Neutral | d) Disagree | e) Completely Disagree (1 point) | |
| 5. Do you believe CT-FFR technology can be used for post-treatment evaluation of coronary heart disease to obtain more prognostic information? | 36 (13.6) | 180 (67.9) | 45 (17.0) | 4 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Very High (5 Points) | b) High | c) Average | d) Low | e) Very Low (1 Point) | |
| 6. How do you rate the acceptance of CT-FFR technology among coronary heart disease patients? | 25 (9.4) | 125 (47.2) | 97 (36.6) | 17 (6.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| a) Very Worried (1 Point) | b) Worried | c) Neutral | d) Not Worried | e) Not Worried at all (5 Points) | |
| 7. Compared to conventional invasive wire-based FFR results, are you concerned about the accuracy of CT-FFR results? | 15 (5.7) | 113 (42.6) | 101 (38.1) | 34 (12.8) | 2 (0.8) |
| a) Very Worried (1 Point) | b) Worried | c) Neutral | d) Not Worried | e) Not Worried at all (5 Points) | |
| 8. Are you concerned that inaccurate CT-FFR results may lead to subsequent medical litigation? | 15 (5.6) | 85 (32.1) | 112 (42.3) | 53 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Strongly Agree (5 points) | b) Agree | c) Neutral | d) Disagree | e) Completely Disagree (1 point) | |
| 9. Do you think the popularization of CT-FFR technology will reduce the time and cost of diagnosis and treatment? | 18 (6.8) | 147 (55.5) | 74 (27.9) | 26 (9.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Very Helpful (5 Points) | b) Somewhat Helpful | c) Possibly Helpful | d) Not Very Helpful | e) Not Helpful at All (1 Points) | |
| 10. In your practice, how helpful do you think CT-FFR technology is for the diagnosis of coronary heart disease? | 57 (21.5) | 159 (60.0) | 45 (17.0) | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) |
| a) Strongly Agree (5 points) | b) Agree | c) Neutral | d) Disagree | e) Completely Disagree (1 point) | |
| 11. Do you believe the clinical application value of CT-FFR technology can exceed that of invasive wire-based FFR? | 12 (4.5) | 87 (32.8) | 108 (40.8) | 53 (20.0) | 5 (1.9) |
| a) Strongly Agree (5 points) | b) Agree | c) Neutral | d) Disagree | e) Completely Disagree (1 point) | |
| 12. Do you think CT-FFR technology has greater development potential? | 45 (17.0) | 165 (62.3) | 52 (19.6) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Very High (5 Points) | b) High | c) Average | d) Low | e) Very Low (1 Point) | |
| 13. How do you rate the promotion of CT-FFR technology in your hospital? | 11 (4.2) | 61 (23.0) | 110 (41.5) | 51 (19.2) | 32 (12.1) |
| a) Very Necessary (5 Points) | b) Necessary | c) Neutral | d) Not Very Necessary | e) Completely Unnecessary (1 Point) | |
| 14. Do you think it is necessary to further promote the application of CT-FFR technology? | 36 (13.6) | 171 (64.5) | 55 (20.8) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Strongly Agree (5 points) | b) Agree | c) Neutral | d) Disagree | e) Completely Disagree (1 point) | |
| 15. Do you think it will take a considerable amount of time for the widespread adoption of CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) technology? | 23 (8.7) | 157 (59.2) | 70 (26.4) | 15 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Table 2
Distribution of attitude dimension responses.
| a) Strongly Agree (5 points) | b) Agree | c) Neutral | d) Disagree | e) Completely Disagree (1 point) | |
| 1. Do you think CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) technology should become the standard method for diagnosing coronary artery disease? | 17 (6.4) | 124 (46.8) | 101 (38.1) | 23 (8.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Very Willing (5 points) | b) Willing | c) Average | d) Unwilling | e) Completely Unwilling (1 Point) | |
| 2. If you have not used CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) technology, would you be willing to try and apply this technology? | 37 (14.0) | 190 (71.6) | 36 (13.6) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Very Willing (5 points) | b) Willing | c) Average | d) Unwilling | e) Completely Unwilling (1 Point) | |
| 3. Are you willing to introduce the differences between CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) technology and invasive wire-based FFR technology to patients? | 35 (13.1) | 187 (70.6) | 41 (15.5) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Strongly Recommend (5 Points) | b) Recommend | c) Might Recommend | d) Not Recommend | e) Completely not recommend (1 Point) | |
| 4. Would you recommend the use of CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) technology for coronary functional assessment to patients? | 27 (10.2) | 149 (56.2) | 86 (32.5) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Very Willing (5 points) | b) Willing | c) Average | d) Unwilling | e) Completely Unwilling (1 Point) | |
| 5. Are you willing to actively learn about the technical principles, workflow, precautions, and clinical applications of CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR)? | 56 (21.1) | 173 (65.3) | 36 (13.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Very Willing (5 points) | b) Willing | c) Average | d) Unwilling | e) Completely Unwilling (1 Point) | |
| 6. Are you willing to receive further training and education on CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) technology? | 58 (21.9) | 177 (66.8) | 30 (11.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| a) Considered deeply multiple times (5 points) | b) Considered | c) Occasionally thought about | d) No Considered | e) Never paid attention (1 point) | |
| 7. Have you considered the need for further improvement in the application of CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) technology and what efforts are needed? | 13 (4.9) | 131 (49.4) | 73 (27.5) | 38 (14.3) | 10 (3.9) |
| a) Very Willing (5 points) | b) Willing | c) Average | d) Unwilling | e) Completely Unwilling (1 Point) | |
| 8. Are you willing to participate in clinical research using CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) technology? | 48 (18.1) | 167 (63.0) | 45 (17.0) | 5 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) |
Figure 2
Willingness dimension part topic relevance.
Figure 3
Correlation between the question of attitude and the willingness dimension.