Table 1.
Therapist and Facility Characteristics by Country
| Survey Items | United States | South Africa | Other | Total |
| OT–SI is routinely provided, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 118 (69) | 63 (86) | 9 (69) | 190 (74) |
| No | 54 (31) | 10 (14) | 4 (31) | 68 (26) |
| Highest educational degree, n (%) | ||||
| Bachelor’s | 49 (29) | 64 (93) | 5 (42) | 118 (47) |
| Master’s | 110 (65) | 5 (7) | 6 (50) | 121 (48) |
| Doctoral | 11 (6) | 0 | 1 (8) | 12 (5) |
| Therapist is SIPT certified, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 89 (52) | 56 (77) | 9 (69) | 154 (60) |
| No | 83 (48) | 17 (23) | 4 (31) | 104 (40) |
| Primary work facility, n (%) | ||||
| Private clinic | 70 (41) | 55 (75) | 7 (54) | 132 (52) |
| School system | 80 (47) | 16 (22) | 4 (31) | 100 (39) |
| Hospital | 16 (10) | 2 (3) | 0 | 18 (7) |
| Other | 3 (2) | 0 | 2 (15) | 5 (2) |
| Years of practice experience in occupational therapy, M (SD) | 15.9 (10.78)a | 13.3 (8.21)b | 13.9 (9.27)c | 15.1 (10.07)d |
| Years of practice experience in OT–SI, M (SD) | 12.5 (10.32)e | 8.6 (6.33)b | 9.3 (7.20)c | 11.2 (9.34)f |
Note. N = 258. M = mean; OT–SI = occupational therapy using sensory integration intervention; SD = standard deviation; SIPT = Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests. ns vary as a result of nonresponse for some items.
a
n = 170. bn = 73. cn = 13. dn = 257. en = 166. fn = 252.