Table 2.
Characteristics of participants who completed the questionnaires in the first and second offerings of the small private online course.
| Characteristic | First session (n=176) | Second session (n=270) | Overall results (n=446) | |
| Age range (years), n (%) | ||||
| 18-25 | 40 (22.7) | 21 (7.8) | 61 (13.7) | |
| 26-30 | 21 (11.9) | 39 (14.4) | 60 (13.5) | |
| 31-45 | 59 (33.5) | 125 (46.3) | 184 (41.3) | |
| 46-50 | 24 (13.6) | 30 (11.1) | 54 (12.1) | |
| >50 | 32 (18.2) | 55 (20.4) | 87 (19.5) | |
| Profession or specialty, n (%) | ||||
| Medicine | 65 (36.9) | 15 (5.6) | 80 (17.9) | |
| Pharmacist | 8 (4.5) | 123 (45.5) | 131 (29.4) | |
| Paramedical and sociala | 32 (18.2) | 89 (33.0) | 121 (27.1) | |
| Teachers | 9 (5.1) | 19 (7.0) | 28 (6.3) | |
| Students | 3 (1.7 | 10 (3.7) | 13 (2.9) | |
| Administrative/industrial | 7 (4.0) | 10 (3.7) | 17 (3.8) | |
| Patients’ association | 50 (28.4) | 3 (1.1) | 53 (11.9) | |
| Other | 2 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (0.7) | |
| Place of practice | ||||
| Independent medical practice | N/Ab | 45 (24.7) | 45 (24.7) | |
| Public institution | N/A | 70 (38.5) | 70 (38.5) | |
| Private institution | N/A | 67 (36.8) | 67 (36.8) | |
aIncluding nurses, physiotherapist and osteopath, psychologists, social workers, nurse’s aide, radiotherapist and radiologist technician, socioaesthetician, medical assistant.
bN/A: the question was not in the questionnaire during the first session.