Table 1.

Study population characteristics

Clinical Characteristics
Women		52/98 (53.1%)
Age in years	Mean ± SD	43.0 ± 12.4
Position
Resident		30/93 (32.3%)
Board-certificated Rheumatologist		42/93 (45.2%)
Senior consultant		14/93 (15.1%)
Chief physician		7/93 (7.5%)
Type of workplace
University Hospital		44/95 (46.3%)
Maximum-care clinic		4/95 (4.2%)
Specialist clinic		6/95 (6.3%)
Primary care clinic		6/95 (6.3%)
Own practice		20/95 (21.1%)
Employed in practice or medical care center		15/95 (15.8%)
Specific items
Willing to refer patients to centers		91/96 (94.8%)
Suitable Patients for TCRTs (in %)	Mean ± SD	4.66 ± 6.98
Knowledge of TCRTs (ordinary Scale from 1–10)	Mean	4.86

SD Standard deviation