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. 2023 May 23;23:369. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04304-2

Table 1.

Demographic and professional background of the respondents

Characteristic variables Pre-post sample(N = 111) Follow-up sample (N = 25)
Age, y, mean±SD (range) 35.0 ± 7.5 (25-59) 37.5 ± 5.8 (29-42)
Gender, % Female 79.4% Female 85%
Highest degree, %
Bachelor, Master, PhD 84.1%, 14%, 1.9% 86.4%, 9%, 4.5%
Years of experience, mean±SD (range) 8.5 ± 7.8 (0-33) 11 ± 6.7 (2-30)
Employment, %
Full-time or more 16.3% 13.5%
Between full-time and half-time 76% 82%
Half-time or less 7.7% 4.5%
Main field of practice, %
Neurology and orthopedic 29.2% 18.5%
Orthopedic 14.2% 7.4%
Neurology 26.4% 44.4%
Pediatrics 9.4% 11.1%
Other 11.3% 11.1%
Mixed 9.4% 7.4%
Main work setting, %
Orthopedic outpatients 14% 14.8%
Rehabilitation center 55.1% 66.7%
General hospital 12.1% 0%
Pediatric settings 6.5% 7.4%
Other 12.1% 11.1%

SD, standard deviation