Table 1. Characteristics of participants.
| Demographic characteristics | Semistructured interview (N=15) | Qualitative survey (N=181) |
Quantitative survey (N=302) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average age, years (SD) | 42.5 (6.3) | 36.5 (7.8) | 35.3 (9.4) |
| Gender, n (%) | Female: 6 (40%) Male: 9 (60%) |
Female: 93 (51%) Male: 88 (49%) |
Female: 156 (52%) Male: 146 (48%) |
| Profession, n (%) | Rehabilitation medicine specialists: 6 (40%) General practitioners: 3 (20%) Traditional Chinese medicine specialists: 3 (20%) Sport medicine specialists: 3 (20%) |
Rehabilitation medicine specialists: 94 (52%) Traditional Chinese medicine specialists: 29 (16 %) Sport medicine specialists: 19 (11%) Health managers: 14 (8%) Orthopaedist: 14 (8%) General practitioners: 11 (6%) |
Rehabilitation medicine specialists: 150 (50%) General practitioners: 66 (22%) Traditional Chinese medicine specialists: 37 (12%) Health managers: 14 (5%) Sports and fitness practitioner: 14 (5%) Orthopaedist: 11 (4%) Sport medicine specialists: 10 (3%) |
| Primary site of clinical practice, n (%) | Public: 8 (53%) Private: 7 (47%) |
Public: 160 (88%) Private: 16 (9%) Both: 5 (3%) |
Public: 274 (91%) Private: 23 (8%) Both: 5 (2%) |
| Have qualification certificate, n (%) | 15 (100%) | 39 (22%) | 98 (33%) |
| Year range of clinical OA practice, n (%) | 1–5 years: 8 (53%) 6–10 years: 7 (47%) |
Less than 1 year: 18 (10%) 1–5 years: 53 (30%) 6–10 years: 34 (19%) >10 years: 76 (42%) |
Less than 1 year: 82 (27%) 1–5 years: 81 (27%) 6–10 years: 47 (16%) >10 years: 92 (31%) |
| Education level, n (%) | Bachelor degree: 6 (40%) | College diploma: 13 (7%) | College diploma: 49 (16%) |
| Master degree: 7 (47%) | Bachelor degree: 114 (63%) | Bachelor degree: 169 (56%) | |
| Doctoral degree: 2 (13%) | Master degree: 50 (28%) | Master degree: 77 (26%) | |
| Doctoral degree: 4 (2%) | Doctoral degree: 7 (2%) |
OA, osteoarthritis.