Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants by sample
| Characteristic | Baseline sample (n = 889) | Follow-up sample (n = 344) |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years, mean | 37. 4 ± 11.5 (18–69) | 37.9 ± 11.5 (22–69) |
| Gender: male/female/other, n (%) |
225/657/3 (25.4/73.2/0.3) (n = 885) |
88/253/2 (25.7/73.8/0.6) (n = 343) |
| Individual number of professions: one/two/three, n (%) |
838/49/2 (94.3/5.5/0.2) (n = 889) |
320/22/2 (93.0/6.4/0.6) (n = 344) |
| Professionsa, n (%) | ||
| Physiotherapy | 318 (35.8) | 130 (37.8) |
| Occupational therapy | 154 (17.3) | 56 (16.3) |
| Midwifery | 137 (15.4) | 55 (16.0) |
| Speech and language therapy | 79 (8.9) | 25 (7.3) |
| Nursing | 73 (8.2) | 20 (5.8) |
| Medicine | 28 (3.1) | 16 (4.7) |
| Sport therapy/sport sciences | 26 (2.9) | 9 (2.6) |
| Psychology | 9 (1.0) | 2 (0.6) |
| Other | 14 (1.6) | 7 (2.0) |
| ≥1 profession | 51 (5.7) | 24 (7.0) |
| Highest professional degree, n (%) | ||
| Undergraduate | 90 (10.1) | 28 (8.1) |
| Diploma (vocational school) | 368 (41.4) | 130 (37.8) |
| Bachelor/diploma (university) | 273 (30.7) | 108 (31.4) |
| Master | 106 (11.9) | 54 (15.7) |
| Higher academic degree | 40 (4.5) | 21 (6.1) |
| Missing | 12 (1.3) | 3 (0.9) |
| Contact time with patients, hours per week, mean |
26.7 ± 11.8 (1–60) (n = 861) |
26.1 ± 12.2 (1–55) (n = 339) |
| Primary setting of work, n (%) | ||
| Hospital | 196 (22.0) | 72 (20.9) |
| University clinic | 58 (6.5) | 21 (6.1) |
| Rehabilitation clinic | 61 (6.9) | 28(8.1) |
| Outpatient clinic/private practice | 468 (52.6) | 186 (54.1) |
| Other | 96 (10.8) | 36 (10.5) |
| Missing | 10 (1.1) | 1 (0.3) |
| Work experience in years, mean |
13.3 ± 10.8 (0–44) (n = 870) |
13.6 ± 11.0 (0–42) (n = 341) |
| Employment situation, n (%) | ||
| Employee/worker | 584 (65.7) | 234 (68.0) |
| Self-employed | 159 (17.9) | 59 (17.2) |
| Freelancer | 83 (9.3) | 37 (10.8) |
| Undergraduate/in training/practical year | 59 (6.6) | 14 (4.1) |
| Missing | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Leading/leadership position: yes/no, n (%) |
286/589 (67.3/32.7) (n = 875) |
106/231 (31.5/68.5) (n = 337) |
| Having inter-professional communication, n (%) |
769 (86.5) (n = 884) |
299 (87.2) (n = 343) |
| Inter-professional communication with other professions†, n (%) | ||
| Medicine | 679 (88.3) | 261 (87.3) |
| Nursing | 461 (59.9) | 174 (50.6) |
| Physiotherapy | 454 (59.0) | 171 (57.2) |
| Occupational therapy | 345 (44.9) | 121 (40.5) |
| Psychology | 297 (38.6) | 129 (43.1) |
| Speech and language therapy | 270 (35.1) | 93 (31.1) |
| Sport therapy/sport sciences | 146 (19.0) | 66 (22.1) |
| Midwifery | 92 (12.0) | 45 (13.1) |
| Other | 96 (10.8) | 42 (14.0) |
| Size of the city/municipality of employment, n (%) | ||
| < 5.000 (rural community) | 64 (7.2) | 23 (6.7) |
| 5.000–20.000 (small town) | 153 (17.2) | 53 (15.4) |
| 20.000–100.000 (mean sized city) | 235 (26.4) | 93 (27.0) |
| > 100.000 (large city) | 427 (48.0) | 174 (50.6) |
| Missing | 10 (1.1) | 1 (0.3) |
| Available time for scientific literature studies at work within a typical week in minutes per week, mean | 53.6 ± 100.8 (0–900) (n = 751) | 53.3 ± 104.0 (0–900) (n = 304) |
| Availability of scientific literature at work place, n (%) | 578 (66.5) | 236 (70.0) |
| Drafting of or involvement in ≥1 scientific publication, n (%) | 277 (31.2) | 130 (37.8) |
| Hosting of lectures or workshops on evidence-based practice, n (%) | 120 (13.6) | 66 (19.3) |
Values are the total numbers (percent) or indicated otherwise. Mean values are given with the standard deviation (range). Different sample sized within each sample due to missing values.
a Multiple answers possible