Table 5: KT education and referral (N=1083).
| Do you instruct your clients to prepare their skin before applying the KT? | |
| Yes | 64.17% (695) |
| No | 35.83% (388) |
| *If yes to the prior question, what instructions do you provide to your clients? | |
| Clean and dry skin (e.g. soap/water, isopropyl alcohol) | 53.18% (576) |
| Avoid lotions, oils, topicals, or gels | 36.56% (396) |
| Trim or remove hair in body region | 12.10% (131) |
| Inspect skin integrity, rashes, open wounds, etc. | 1.10% (12) |
| Do you instruct your clients on how to safely remove the KT? | |
| Yes | 77.29% (837) |
| No | 22.71% (246) |
| *If yes, what instructions do you provide to your clients for removing KT? | |
| Wet tape before removal | 10.44% (113) |
| Remove tape slowly | 43.77% (474) |
| Remove tape slowly and pull skin in opposite direction | 1.75% (19) |
| Remove tape in the direction of hair growth | 5.35% (58) |
| Remove tape parallel to skin | 2.21% (24) |
| Apply oil (baby, mineral) to tape, or use adhesive remover | 17.64% (191) |
| Do not rip off tape | 6.19% (67) |
| What is the average time you recommend clients to wear KT? | |
| Less than One Day | 2.40% (26) |
| One Day | 8.59% (93) |
| Two Days | 31.76% (344) |
| Three Days | 37.49% (406) |
| Four Days | 8.03% (87) |
| Five Days | 4.06% (44) |
| Greater than 5 days | 1.57% (17) |
| I do not recommend | 6.09% (66) |
| What is the maximum time you recommend clients to wear the KT? | |
| Less than One Day | 1.11% (12) |
| One Day | 3.14% (34) |
| Two Days | 10.53% (114) |
| Three Days | 23.92% (259) |
| Four Days | 12.93% (140) |
| Five Days | 32.96% (357) |
| Greater than 5 days | 5.82% (63) |
| I do not recommend | 9.60% (104) |
| **What are common types of education you use to teach clients about KT? | |
| Live instruction | 88.64% (960) |
| Video instruction | 3.14% (34) |
| Self-guided program (e.g. client chooses parameters) | 3.97% (43) |
| Education materials (e.g. handouts with exercises) | 4.25% (46) |
| ***Where do you direct your clients to purchase KT? | |
| Manufacturer website | 25.58% (277) |
| Generic websites (e.g. Amazon) | 65.00% (704) |
| Retail Store (brick and mortar) | 43.30% (469) |
| Sell in my facility | 16.90% (183) |
| Provide it free to patients | 1.57% (17) |
| Commercial distributor/medical supply | 0.28% (3) |
| I don't recommend | 23.82% (258) |
| Other recommendations not listed | 5.82% (6) |
* Respondents provided answers in a comment section; **Respondents ranked their answers; **Respondents chose all options that applied to them