Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 146 | 38.3 |
| Female | 235 | 61.7 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 20–29 | 138 | 36.2 |
| 30–39 | 159 | 41.7 |
| 40–49 | 61 | 14 |
| 50 and up | 23 | 6.0 |
| Years of experience | ||
| ≤ 1–5 | 116 | 30.4 |
| 6–9 | 88 | 23.1 |
| 10–14 | 79 | 20.7 |
| 15 up | 98 | 25.7 |
| Highest degree for PT | ||
| Vocational school and college | 209 | 54.9 |
| Bachelor | 169 | 44.4 |
| Master and Ph.D. | 3 | .8 |
| Entry level for PT | ||
| Vocational high school | 284 | 74.5 |
| College | 7 | 1.8 |
| Bachelor | 89 | 23.4 |
| Master | 1 | .3 |
| Being clinical instructor | ||
| Yes | 99 | 26 |
| No | 282 | 74 |
| Number of years to be instructor (years) | ||
| 0 | 285 | 74.8 |
| 1 to 23 | 96 | 25.2 |
| Number of research | ||
| 0 | 315 | 82.7 |
| 1–3 | 61 | 16 |
| 4–10 | 5 | 1.3 |
| Number of patients daily | ||
| 1–3 | 12 | 3.1 |
| 4–6 | 21 | 5.5 |
| 7–10 | 85 | 22.3 |
| 11+ | 263 | 69 |
| Number of hours for taking patients | ||
| ≤ 10 | 23 | 6.0 |
| 11–20 | 12 | 3.1 |
| 21–30 | 27 | 7.1 |
| 31–39 | 140 | 36.7 |
| ≥ 40 | 179 | 47 |