Table 2.
Professional expertise among physiotherapists, treatment characteristics, and needs for gaining expertise regarding Parkinson's disease in different work settings
| Variable | Study sample: No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital, n = 150 | Primary care, n = 257 | Community, n = 298 | All, n = 705 | |
| Working experience, years | ||||
| 1–5 | 18 (12) | 45 (18) | 71 (24) | 134 (19) |
| 6–0 | 24 (16) | 40 (16) | 58 (19) | 122 (17) |
| >10 | 107 (71) | 171 (67) | 167 (56) | 445 (63) |
| Sufficient PD expertise | 120 (80) | 191 (74) | 172 (58) | 483 (69) |
| PwPD, patients per months | ||||
| 1–2 | 78 (52) | 180 (70) | 251 (84) | 509 (72) |
| 3–5 | 39 (26) | 44 (17) | 44 (15) | 127 (18) |
| ≥6 | 33 (22) | 33 (13) | 3 (1) | 69 (10) |
| PwPD needed to treat, patients per months | ||||
| 1–2 | 20 (13) | 60 (23) | 68 (23) | 148 (21) |
| 3–5 | 81 (54) | 136 (53) | 163 (55) | 380 (54) |
| ≥6 | 49 (33) | 61 (24) | 62 (21) | 177 (24) |
| Form of treatment | ||||
| Individual | 96 (64) | 155 (60) | 254 (85) | 505 (72) |
| Group | 10 (7) | 7 (3) | 5 (2) | 22 (3) |
| Individual and group | 40 (27) | 90 (35) | 33 (11) | 163 (23) |
| Treatment duration, no. of sessions | ||||
| 1–2 | 41 (27) | 4 (2) | 66 (22) | 111 (16) |
| 3–5 | 37 (25) | 39 (15) | 73 (24) | 149 (21) |
| ≥6 | 66 (44) | 210 (82) | 145 (49) | 421 (60) |
| Needs for gaining PD expertise | ||||
| Theoretical knowledge | 110 (73) | 191 (74) | 240 (81) | 541 (77) |
| Skills | 125 (83) | 204 (79) | 268 (90) | 597 (85) |
| Measurement tools | 126 (84) | 222 (86) | 269 (90) | 617 (88) |
PD, Parkinson's disease; PwPD, persons with Parkinson's disease.