Table 1.
Demographics of survey respondentsa
| Variable (# of responses) |
Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
Age, Years (n = 27) |
25–34 | 5 (19%) |
| 35–44 | 8 (31%) | |
| 45–54 | 3 (12%) | |
| 55–64 | 8 (31%) | |
| 65–75 | 2 (8%) | |
| Median (IQR) | 46 (27–57) | |
|
Gender (n = 27) |
Male | 19 (70%) |
| Female | 5 (19%) | |
| Prefer to not answer | 3 (11%) | |
|
Clinical Degreeb (n = 27) |
Medical Doctor (MD) | 16 (59%) |
| Physician Assistant (PA) | 8 (30%) | |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | 3 (11%) | |
| Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) | 0 | |
|
Clinical Departmentb |
Neurosurgery | 13 (48%) |
| Orthopaedics | 9 (33%) | |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | 2 (7%) | |
| Pain Management | 1 (4%) | |
| Physical or Occupational Therapy | 2 (7%) | |
| Clinical Settingb | Private Diagnostic Outpatient Clinic | 17 (38.6%) |
| Hospital Based Care | 17 (38.6%) | |
| Inpatient Care | 10 (22.7%) | |
| Occupationb | Researcher | 2 (6.3%) |
| Clinician | 23 (71.9%) | |
| Professor/Educator | 7 (21.9%) | |
| Administrator | 0 | |
|
Years in Profession (n = 24) |
0–3 years | 2 (8%) |
| 4–10 years | 7 (29%) | |
| 10 + years | 15 (63%) | |
| Spine Surgery Fellowship(n = 24) | Completed | 7 (29%) |
aThe number of responses to individual questions varied and percentages reflect the value from the total number of responses to the individual question
bRespondents could select all that apply