Table 1. Characteristics and descriptive data of respondents and intensive care units.

Respondents
Age, year n (%)
20–30 years	22(66.7%)
31–40 years	6(18.1%)
41–50 years	4(12.1%)
>50 years	1(3.0%)
Sex (male/female) n (%)	12(36.4%)/21(63.6%)
Years since graduation (Mean±SD)	7.4±7.7
Postgraduate qualification * n (%)
Master’s Degree in Physiotherapy	4(12.1%)
Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT)	1(3.0%)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	2(6.1%)
Sport physiotherapy certificate	1(3.0%)
Master of Business Administration	1(3.0%)
Years of ICU experience n (%)
<5 years	25(75.7%)
5–10 years	5(15.2%)
11–15 years	2(6.1%)
>15 years	1(3.0%)
Intensive Care Units
No. of beds n (%)
<15 beds	14(42.4%)
16–30 beds	11(33.3%)
31–50 beds	6(18.2%)
>50 bed	2(6.1%)
No. of admissions per year n (%)
<50 admission	7(21.2%)
50–100 admission	19(57.6%)
>100 admission	7(21.2%)
Average duration of ICU stay in days (Mean±SD)	15.06±10.1
Average duration of mechanical ventilation in days	7.5±4.82
Types of patients admitted to ICU n(%)
Medical	23(69.7%)
Surgical	20(60.6%)
Trauma	23(69.7%)
Burns	17 (51.5%)

*All physiotherapists practicing in United Arab Emirates are qualified with an undergraduate physiotherapy degree.