Table 1 Participant demographics (n = 67)
From: Clinical supervision in podiatry in Australia and New Zealand: supervisor challenges in this role
Characteristics | Total responses n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 25 (37.3) |
Female | 42 (62.7) |
Age group | |
18–24 | 1 (1.5) |
25–34 | 13 (19.4) |
35–44 | 18 (26.9) |
45–54 | 21 (31.3) |
55–64 | 10 (14.9) |
65–74 | 4 (6.0) |
Initial podiatry qualification | |
Associate Diploma | 7 (10.4) |
Diploma | 19 (28.4) |
Bachelor | 34 (50.7) |
Bachelor with Honours | 5 (7.5) |
Master (Graduate-entry) | 2 (3.0) |
Location of qualification | |
Australia | 51 (76.1) |
New Zealand | 10 (14.9) |
Othera | 6 (9.0) |
Other formal qualifications | |
Yesb | 35 (52.2) |
No | 32 (47.8) |
Years of supervision experience | |
< 1 month | 2 (3.0) |
1–6 months | 6 (9.0) |
1–2 years | 7 (10.4) |
2–5 years | 10 (14.9) |
> 5 years | 42 (62.7) |
Last time supervision provided | |
Past week | 8 (11.9) |
Past month | 4 (6.0) |
2–3 months | 18 (26.9) |
4–6 months | 10 (14.9) |
7–12 months | 7 (29.9) |
1 or more years | 20 (29.9) |
Better environment to supervise – public or private sector | |
Public | 18 (26.9) |
Private | 2 (3.0) |
There is no difference | 9 (13.4) |
Unsure | 5 (7.5) |
Not applicablec | 33 (49.3) |
Work setting for supervisiond | 86 (100.0) |
Public sector hospital | 32 (37.2) |
Private sector hospital | 1 (1.2) |
Private practice | 28 (32.6) |
Community health centre (public sector) | 14 (16.3) |
University student clinic (purpose-built) | 11 (12.8) |
Student year supervisedd | 115 (100.0) |
1st year | 6 (5.2) |
2nd year | 16 (13.9) |
3rd year | 45 (39.1) |
4th year | 45 (39.1) |
Unsure | 3 (2.6) |
Qualification in which students enrolledd | 96 (100.0) |
Bachelor | 60 (62.5) |
Honours | 12 (12.5) |
Graduate-entry (Bachelors) | 8 (8.3) |
Graduate-entry Masters | 8 (8.3) |
Masters | 5 (5.2) |
Doctoral (Doctor or Podiatric Medicine) | 1 (1.0) |
Unsure | 2 (2.1) |