Table 1.
Respondent demographics
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Health profession | ||
| Primary care or general practice physician/medical doctor | 186 | 21.4% |
| Specialist physician/medical doctor | 230 | 26.4% |
| Physician assistant | 2 | 0.2% |
| Advanced practice nurse (e.g., nurse practitioner) | 16 | 1.8% |
| Registered nurse/nurse | 34 | 3.9% |
| Pharmacist | 100 | 11.5% |
| Occupational therapist | 14 | 1.6% |
| Physical therapist | 76 | 8.7% |
| Dietitian/registered dietitian | 140 | 16.1% |
| Social worker | 2 | 0.2% |
| Psychologist | 2 | 0.2% |
| Speech/language therapist | 30 | 3.4% |
| Other mental health provider/counsellor | 1 | 0.1% |
| Education specialist | 4 | 0.5% |
| Other (free text) | 33 | 3.8% |
| Specialty (if applicable) | ||
| Allergy and immunology | 3 | 0.3% |
| Cardiology | 52 | 6.0% |
| Endocrinology | 36 | 4.1% |
| Geriatrics | 136 | 15.6% |
| Gastroenterology | 15 | 1.7% |
| Internal medicine | 83 | 9.5% |
| Neurology | 55 | 6.3% |
| Oncology | 2 | 0.2% |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 4 | 0.5% |
| Physical medicine/rehabilitation | 143 | 16.4% |
| Psychiatry | 16 | 1.8% |
| Pulmonology | 16 | 1.8% |
| Rheumatology | 3 | 0.3% |
| General surgery | 14 | 1.6% |
| Surgical specialty | 15 | 1.7% |
| Other | 169 | 19.4% |
| Missing system | 108 | 12.4% |
| Primary practice location | ||
| Academic medical centre | 124 | 14.3% |
| Private hospital | 272 | 31.3% |
| Public hospital | 123 | 14.1% |
| Multispecialty group practice | 14 | 1.6% |
| Long‐term care/nursing home | 98 | 11.3% |
| Solo practice | 57 | 6.6% |
| Specialty group practice | 5 | 0.6% |
| Community‐based health centre/clinic | 19 | 2.2% |
| Home health care | 79 | 9.1% |
| Veterans administration medical centre/military facility | 0 | 0.0% |
| National health service/government | 11 | 1.3% |
| Other | 49 | 5.6% |
| Missing system | 19 | 2.2% |