TABLE 1.
Rehabilitation physicians a n = 30 | Allied health professionals b n = 54 | Control group n = 63 | |
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% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
Sex | |||
Female | 76.7 (23) | 92.6 (50) | 73.0 (46) |
Age | |||
20–30 years | 33.3 (10) | 13.0 (7) | 31.8 (20) |
31–40 years | 40.0 (12) | 33.3 (18) | 23.8 (15) |
41–50 years | 16.7 (5) | 24.1 (13) | 27.0 (17) |
51–60 years | 10.0 (3) | 24.1 (13) | 14.3 (9) |
61–70 years | 0 (0) | 5.6 (3) | 3.2 (2) |
Level of education | |||
Secondary vocational | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 15.9 (10) |
Higher professional | 3.3 (1) | 77.8 (42) | 20.6 (13) |
University or higher | 97.7 (29) | 22.2 (12) | 63.5 (40) |
This group consisted of paediatric rehabilitation physicians (n = 9), doctors in specialist training to become RP (n = 19), physician assistant (n = 1), and paediatrician (n = 1).
This group consisted of physical therapists (n = 17), occupational therapists (n = 15), developmental behavioural therapists (n = 8), speech and language therapists (n = 7), social workers (n = 4) and psychologists (n = 3).