Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N=127).

Characteristics			n (%)
Gender
	Female			78 (61.4)
	Male			49 (38.6)
Professional experience (years)
	Less than 5			36 (28.3)
	5-10			21 (16.5)
	10-15			17 (13.4)
	15-20			12 (9.4)
	20-25			13 (10.2)
	25-30			12 (9.4)
	More than 30			16 (12.6)
Occupation/training
	Physicians			43 (33.9)
		Hospital sector		24 (18.9)
		Outpatient sector		13 (10.2)
		Medical activity in other areas		6 (4.7)
	Nursing staff			3 (2.4)
	Therapeutic occupations			44 (34.6)
		Occupational therapists		6 (4.7)
		Massage therapists		3 (2.4)
		Physiotherapists		33 (26.0)
		Speech therapists		2 (1.6)
	Health care management assistants			5 (3.9)
	Psychologists/psychotherapists			6 (4.7)
	Medical students			9 (7.1)
	Other health care professions			17 (13.3)
Field of activity
	Surgical medicine			11 (8.7)
	Conservative medicine			84 (66.2)
	Both conservative and surgical medicine			14 (11.0)
	No specification provided			18 (14.2)