Table 1.
Occupational characteristics of survey respondents.
| Variable | Respondents (N=247), n (%)a | ||
| Profession | |||
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Physiotherapist | 114 (46) | |
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Occupational therapist | 63 (26) | |
|
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Prosthetist or orthotist | 17 (7) | |
|
|
Medic | 15 (6) | |
|
|
Speech and language therapist | 12 (5) | |
|
|
Podiatrist | 8 (3) | |
|
|
Nurse | 4 (2) | |
|
|
Social worker | 3 (1) | |
|
|
Dietician | 2 (1) | |
|
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Other | 9 (4) | |
| Setting of service | |||
|
|
Community health or social care | 91 (37) | |
|
|
Secondary care (eg, hospital outpatients) | 81 (33) | |
|
|
Tertiary care (eg, specialist hospitals) | 33 (13) | |
|
|
Private practice | 14 (6) | |
|
|
Primary care (eg, GPb surgeries) | 11 (5) | |
|
|
Charity or social enterprise | 10 (4) | |
|
|
Academic institution | 4 (2) | |
|
|
Residential social care | 2 (1) | |
|
|
Other | 1 (0.4) | |
| Clinical specialty | |||
|
|
Neurological (including stroke) | 103 (42) | |
|
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Musculoskeletal/heumatology | 28 (11) | |
|
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Pediatrics | 23 (9) | |
|
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Community rehabilitation | 20 (8) | |
|
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Care of older people | 11 (5) | |
|
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Trauma/orthopedics | 12 (5) | |
|
|
Developmental/learning | 9 (4) | |
|
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Disabilities | 8 (3) | |
|
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Amputees | 7 (3) | |
|
|
Generic | 3 (1) | |
|
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Hand therapy | 2 (1) | |
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Mental health | 2 (1) | |
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Sports and exercise | 2 (1) | |
|
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Vocational services | 17 (7) | |
|
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Other or multiple specialties | 1 (0.4) | |
| Work mainly with... | |||
|
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Adults | 186 (75) | |
|
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Children/adolescents | 61 (25) | |
| Location | |||
|
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England | 205 (83) | |
|
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Scotland | 22 (9) | |
|
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Wales | 16 (7) | |
|
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Northern Ireland | 3 (1) | |
|
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Other British isles | 1 (0.4) | |
| Deliver service predominately to patients/service users in... | |||
|
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Urban setting | 106 (43) | |
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Rural setting | 41 (17) | |
|
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Both | 100 (41) | |
aPercentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
bGP: general practitioner.