Table 1.
Participant Characteristics for the Current Study (N = 421)
| Variable |
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| Athletic Trainers | ||
| Used Patient-Rated Outcome Measures |
Did Not Use Patient-Rated Outcome Measures |
|
| No. (%) | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 48 (44) | 153 (49) |
| Female | 62 (56) | 158 (51) |
| Athletic training practice, y | ||
| <3 | 15 (14) | 25 (8) |
| 3–5 | 11 (10) | 50 (16) |
| 6–10 | 19 (17) | 92 (30) |
| 11–20 | 36 (33) | 85 (27) |
| >20 | 29 (26) | 59 (19) |
| Professional (entry-level) degree | ||
| Bachelor's | 73 (66) | 220 (71) |
| Master's | 37 (34) | 91 (29) |
| Highest earned degree | ||
| Bachelor's | 32 (29) | 85 (27) |
| Entry-level master's in athletic training | 7 (6) | 15 (5) |
| Advanced master's in athletic training | 6 (6) | 39 (13) |
| Master's in related field | 59 (54) | 159 (51) |
| Doctoral | 6 (6) | 13 (4) |
| Postdoctoral | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Practice setting | ||
| High school | 33 (30) | 130 (42) |
| College/university | 37 (34) | 120 (39) |
| Two-year institution (college) | 2 (2) | 16 (5) |
| Clinic/outreach | 14 (13) | 35 (11) |
| Clinic | 20 (18) | 6 (2) |
| Hospital | 2 (2) | 1 (0.3) |
| Industrial/occupational | 2 (2) | 3 (1) |
| National Athletic Trainers' Association district | ||
| 1 | 15 (13) | 29 (9) |
| 2 | 11 (10) | 31 (10) |
| 3 | 10 (9) | 17 (6) |
| 4 | 11 (10) | 36 (12) |
| 5 | 18 (16) | 42 (14) |
| 6 | 9 (8) | 35 (11) |
| 7 | 10 (9) | 29 (9) |
| 8 | 7 (6) | 31 (10) |
| 9 | 12 (11) | 29 (9) |
| 10 | 7 (6) | 32 (10) |
| Mean ± SD | ||
| Age, y | 38.1 ± 10 | 36.4 ± 10 |
| Treatment sessions per 8-h d | 19.9 ± 13 | 19.7 ± 14 |