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. 2023 Mar 31;10(4):665. doi: 10.3390/children10040665

Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the health professionals included in the clinical studies of the systematic review.

Author Sample Location Sex Age
(Years)
Race or
Ethnicity
Profession Place of Work Experience
(Years)
M F Public Private Hospital Outpatient Schools Rural Urban Suburban
Edwards et al.
(1994) [41]
116 USA 73 41 30–>60 - Pediatricians - - - - - - 27% 68%
Riaño et al.
(1998) [42]
157 Spain 81 73 <45–>45
(AA 41)
- Pediatricians Pediatric Residents Pediatric Surgeons 100% 0% 49% 56% 0% 13% 87% - -
Sawni et al.
(2007) [37]
648 USA 311 337 <35–>59 Caucasian: 81%;
Asian 9%;
African-American 4%;
Hispanic 3%;
Others 2.5%;
Native American 0.5%
Pediatricians 46% 54% 30% 70% - - - <15: 55%
>15: 45%
Youssef et al.
(2007) [43]
141 USA 0 141 - - Nurses - - - - - - - - 26.2 YA
Bhatia et al. (2008) [36] 339 United Kingdom - - - - Clinicians - - - - - - - - -
Glazebrook et al.
(2009) [44]
118 United Kingdom 37 81 - - Pediatricians Nurses
Physiotherapists Occupational Therapists
- - - - - - - - 9.72 YA
Thompson et al.
(2010) [38]
303 USA 154 149 <40–>51 White, non-Hispanic: 55.8%;
Black, non-Hispanic: 4.6%;
Hispanic: 16.5%;
Other 23.4%
Pediatricians 50.5% 76.2% 50.5% 73% 0% - - - 0–10: 32.0%
11–20: 34.0%
>21: 34.0%
Schlarb et al.
(2011) [40]
167 Germany 67 100 35–70 (AA 51.9) - Pediatricians - - - - - - - - 21.4 YA
Schurman et al.
(2014) [33]
470 USA - - - - Pediatricians - - - - - 17% 26% 56% >30: 15%
11–30: 59%
≤10: 26%
Al-Khotani et al.
(2015) [45]
248 Sweden and Saudi Arabia 124 124 26–52 - Dentists
Orofacial Specialists
Maxillofacial Specialists
Periodontists General Practitioners
- - - - - - - - -
Høie et al.
(2017) [5]
17 Norway 0 17 29–65 - Nurses 100% - - -
Heinsch et al.
(2019) [39]
327 Australia New Zealand 130 197 <34–75 - Pediatricians 71.3% 28.1% 48.9%% 50.5% 0% - - -
Miro et al.
(2020) [35]
191 Spain 101 90 - - Pediatricians
General Practitioners
- - - - - - - - 21 YA
(SD 8)
Koechlin et al. (2022) [43] 337 Switzerland 99 238 35–>65 - Pediatricians 46.6% >10 años 66%

Abbreviations: AA: Age Average; YA: Years on Average; SD: Standard Deviation.