Table 1.
Study participant demographics.
| Demographics | na (%) | |
| Gender | ||
|
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Male | 72 (40) |
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Female | 108 (60) |
| Age (years) | ||
|
|
20-29 | 42 (23) |
|
|
30-39 | 79 (43.2) |
|
|
40-49 | 50 (27.3) |
|
|
50+ | 12 (6.5) |
| Education | ||
|
|
Bachelor of Science degree | 131 (73.2) |
|
|
Master of Science degree | 48 (26.8) |
| Professional rank | ||
|
|
Junior PTsb practitioner | 28 (15.6) |
|
|
PTs practitioner | 19 (10.6) |
|
|
Senior PTs practitioner | 42 (23.3) |
|
|
PTs specialist | 51 (28.3) |
|
|
Senior PTs specialist | 30 (16.7) |
|
|
Superintendent PTs | 10 (5.6) |
| Working hours per week | ||
|
|
<10 | 22 (12.8) |
|
|
10-19 | 5 (2.9) |
|
|
20-29 | 38 (22.1) |
|
|
30-39 | 62 (36) |
|
|
40+ | 45 (26.2) |
| Work settings | ||
|
|
General hospital | 70 (38.4) |
|
|
Rehabilitation hospital | 69 (37.9) |
|
|
Specialized hospital | 43 (23.6) |
| Participation in continuous education | ||
|
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Yes | 138 (75) |
|
|
No | 46 (25) |
| Nationality | ||
|
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Kuwaiti | 75 (41.4) |
|
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Unidentified | 19 (10.5) |
|
|
Egyptian | 17 (9.4) |
|
|
Filipino | 3 (1.7) |
|
|
Indian | 55 (30.4) |
|
|
Saudi | 7 (3.9) |
|
|
Iraqi | 3 (1.7) |
|
|
Lebanese | 1 (0.6) |
|
|
Palestinian | 1 (0.6) |
| Nature of work | ||
|
|
Patient care | 58 (32.2) |
|
|
Administration | 177 (97.8) |
|
|
Supervising students | 58 (32) |
|
|
Teaching | 31 (17.1) |
| Professional experience (years) | ||
|
|
0-5 | 33 (19) |
|
|
6-10 | 32 (18.4) |
|
|
11-15 | 38 (21.8) |
|
|
16-20 | 38 (21.8) |
|
|
21+ | 33 (19) |
| Patient load per day | ||
|
|
1-7 | 92 (50.8) |
|
|
8-12 | 69 (38.1) |
|
|
12+ | 11 (11) |
| Areas of specialty | ||
|
|
Neurology | 34 (19.1) |
|
|
Cardiopulmonary | 28 (15.7) |
|
|
Pediatrics | 29 (16.3) |
|
|
Orthopedics | 87 (48.9) |
aColumn values do not always add up to the total number of questionnaire respondents because of missing data.
bPTs: physical therapists.