| 1.Demographic and professional
characteristics |
• Gender |
| • Age |
| • Last degree obtained |
| • Duration of patient contact per week |
| • Work experience |
|
| 2.Use of therapeutic massage in daily
practice |
• Most frequent patients’ conditions encountered in
clinical settings |
| • Use of therapeutic massage: frequency, technique
type and region |
| • Scales used for categorization and outcome
measures |
|
| 3.Perceived importance and confidence
related to the use of therapeutic massage |
• Importance of therapeutic massage in treatment |
| • Formal training during studies |
| • Need and importance of therapeutic massage during
training |
