Table 1 Participant and practice characteristics
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 243 (22.8) |
Female | 821 (77.2) |
Age (y) | |
20–29 | 845 (79.4) |
30–39 | 155 (14.6) |
40–49 | 58 (5.5) |
50 + | 6 (0.6) |
Highest degree | |
Undergraduate (Professional/graduate) | 933 (87.7) |
Specialized | 116 (10.9) |
Master’s | 14 1.3() |
Doctorate | 1 (0.1) |
Current main role in therapy centre | |
Patient care | 894 (84.0) |
Clinical research | 170 (16.0) |
Hours of work per week | |
< 20 | 114 (10.7) |
20–30 | 256 (24.1) |
31–40 | 349 (32.8) |
> 40 | 345 (32.4) |
Patients per day | |
< 5 | 159 (14.9) |
5–10 | 327 (30.7) |
11–15 | 284 (26.7) |
> 15 | 294 (27.6) |
Type of facility | |
Acute care hospital | 175 (16.4) |
Acute rehabilitation | 55 (5.2) |
Subacute rehabilitation | 34 (3.2) |
Skilled nursing facility | 91 (8.6) |
Private outpatient clinic | 412 (38.7) |
Facility-based outpatient clinic | 124 (11.7) |
Home care | 36 (3.4) |
School system | 7 (0.7) |
University | 82 (7.7) |
Other | 48 (4.5) |
Type of condition and age of the majority of patients | |
Orthopedic | 186 (17.5) |
Neurological | 64 (6.0) |
Cardiovascular | 630 (59.2) |
Pediatric (<18) | 62 (5.8) |
Adult (19–64) | 18 (1.7) |
Geriatric (65+) | 28 (2.6) |
Sport | 19 (1.8) |
Other | 18 (1.7) |
No patient care | 39 (3.7) |