Table 2.

Participant characteristics

Characteristic	n = 35
Age (y) [mean (stdev) [range]]	50.5 (9.6) [30–73]
Gender [number (%)]
Female	32 (91.4%)
Male	3 (9.0%)
Profession
Audiologist	1 (2.9%)
Dentist (ID-specialised)	3 (8.6%)
Dermatologist	1 (2.9%)
Dietician (ID-specialised)	2 (5.7%)
General Practitioner	2 (5.7%)
ID physician	3 (8.6%)
Municipal Health Services doctor	1 (2.9%)
Nurse / coordinating nurse (ID-specialised)	3 (8.6%)
Occupational therapist	2 (5.7%)
Ophthalmologist	1 (2.9%)
Orthoptist	2 (5.7%)
Paediatrician	2 (5.7%)
(child) Physiotherapist	4 (11.4%)
Psychiatrist (child/youth/adult)	1 (2.9%)
Psychologist	1 (2.9%)
Podiatrist	2 (5.7%)
(child) Rehabilitation physician	1 (2.9%)
Representative of patient organisation	2 (5.7%)
Speech therapist	1 (2.9%)
Time working in this profession (y)
[mean (stdev) [range]]	19.2 (10,2) [0.7–40]
Frequency of contact with people with DS [number (%)]
(almost) daily	9 (25.7%)
Weekly	14 (40.0%)
Monthly	7 (20.0%)
Half-yearly	3 (8.6%)
Yearly	1 (2.9%)
Less than once a year	1 (2.9%)

Abbreviations: y year(s), stdev standard deviation, ID Intellectual Disability