Table 1.
Demographics and baseline characteristics of respondents
| Parameter | Frequency (n = 146) |
|---|---|
| Median age (years) | 39 ± 7.7 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 75 (51.4%) |
| Male | 71 (48.6%) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 128 (87.7%) |
| Single | 15 (10.3%) |
| Divorced | 3 (2.1%) |
| Respondents by regions | |
| Asia–Pacific | 136 (93.2%) |
| Africa | 5 (3.4%) |
| Others | 5 (3.4%) |
| Respondents by countries | |
| Pakistan | 56 (38.4%) |
| India | 49 (33.6%) |
| Others | 41 (28.0%) |
| Training status | |
| Specialist | 109 (74.7%) |
| Fellow | 37 (25.3%) |
| Practice type | |
| Public hospital | 75 (51.4%) |
| Private hospital | 59 (40.4%) |
| Academic university | 47 (32.2%) |
| Private clinic | 41 (28.1%) |
| Years in rheumatology practice | |
| 0–5 years | 69 (47.3%) |
| 6–10 years | 44 (30.1%) |
| 11–15 years | 14 (9.6%) |
| 16–20 years | 9 (6.2%) |
| 21–25 years | 5 (3.4%) |
| > 25 years | 5 (3.4%) |
| EHR use | |
| Yes | 77 (52.7%) |
| No | 69 (47.3%) |
| Monthly income (USD) | |
| Median | 1,768 ± 5,051.314 |
| Range | 267 ± 40,871 |
| 200–499 USD | 13 (9.4%) |
| 500–999 USD | 35 (25.4%) |
| 1000–2499 USD | 37 (26.8%) |
| 2500–4999 USD | 27 (19.6%) |
| 5000–9999 USD | 14(10.1%) |
| > 10,000 USD | 12 (8.7%) |
| Exercise (days/week) | |
| 0–1 days | 49 (37.1%) |
| 2–4 days | 65 (49.2%) |
| > 5 days | 18(13.6%) |
| Vacation (week/year) | |
| ≤ 1 week | 48 (32.9%) |
| 2 weeks | 43 (29.5%) |
| 3 weeks | 17 (11.6%) |
| 4 weeks | 18 (12.3%) |
| 5 weeks | 8 (5.5%) |
| > 5 weeks | 12 (8.2%) |