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. 2023 Oct 28;14(6):2779–2792. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.13355

Table 1.

Respondent demographics (N = 1545)

N Statistic
Health profession
Primary care or general practice physician/medical doctor 288 18.6%
Specialist physician/medical doctor 496 32.1%
Physician assistant 9 0.6%
Advanced practice nurse (e.g., nurse practitioner) 28 1.8%
Registered nurse/nurse 54 3.5%
Pharmacist 115 7.4%
Occupational therapist 23 1.5%
Physical therapist 108 7.0%
Dietitian/registered dietitian/nutritionist 241 15.6%
Social worker 9 0.6%
Psychologist 10 0.6%
Speech/language pathologist 37 2.4%
Other mental health provider/counsellor 7 0.5%
Education specialist 10 0.6%
Other (free text) 109 7.1%
Missing system 1 0.1%
Specialty (if applicable)
Allergy and immunology 3 0.2%
Cardiology 59 3.8%
Endocrinology 46 3.0%
Geriatrics 438 28.3%
Gastroenterology 19 1.2%
Internal medicine 114 7.4%
Neurology 64 4.1%
Oncology 11 0.7%
Otorhinolaryngology 4 0.3%
Physical medicine/rehabilitation 168 10.9%
Psychiatry 29 1.9%
Pulmonology 18 1.2%
Rheumatology 6 0.4%
General surgery 22 1.4%
Surgical specialty 19 1.2%
Other 364 23.6%
Missing system 161 10.4%
Primary practice location
Academic medical centre 230 14.9%
Private hospital 335 21.7%
Public hospital 266 17.2%
Multispecialty group practice 28 1.8%
Long‐term care/nursing home 154 10.0%
Solo practice 125 10.0%
Specialty group practice 13 0.8%
Community‐based health centre/clinic 92 6.0%
Home health centre 106 6.9%
Veterans administration medical centre/military facility 7 0.5%
National health service/government 38 2.5%
Other 116 7.5%
Missing system 35 2.3%