Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Variables | M (SD) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic variables | ||
| Age | 42.1 (11.3) | |
| Female gender | 575 (93.2) | |
| Male gender | 40 (6.5) | |
| Years of experience as an OT 1 | 14.4 (9.8) | |
| B.Sc. level education | 267 (43.3) | |
| Further education | 282 (45.7) | |
| M.Sc. level education | 66 (10.7) | |
| Ph.D. level education | 2 (0.3) | |
| Work structure variables | ||
| Number of OT positions in the municipality | 5.2 (2.7) | |
| Located with other OTs | 443 (71.8) | |
| Not located with other OTs | 174 (28.2) | |
| Full job (100%) | 523 (84.8) | |
| Less than full job (<100%) | 94 (15.2) | |
| Job organized as OT service, or as OT and PT 2 service | 326 (52.8) | |
| Other type of (multiprofessional) organization | 291 (47.2) | |
| Line manager is an OT | 132 (21.4) | |
| Line manager is not an OT | 485 (78.6) | |
| Practice variables | ||
| Perceived influence | 2.7 (1.0) | |
| Number of clients seen daily | 2.1 (0.7) | |
| Time proportion spent working with assistive aids | 4.8 (3.1) | |
| Municipality has waitlist | 448 (72.6) | |
| Municipality does not have waitlist or ‘don’t know’ | 169 (27.4) | |
| Works mostly alone | 302 (48.9) | |
| Works as much alone as in a team | 187 (30.3) | |
| Works mostly in a team | 128 (20.7) | |
| Participates in R&D 3 work | 117 (19.0) | |
| Does not participate in R&D work | 500 (81.0) | |
| Job satisfaction (JSS rating) | 51.4 (10.0) |
Note. 1 OT = occupational therapist, 2 PT = physiotherapist, 3 R&D = research and development.