Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| Respondents | n | % | Mdn | IQR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 255 | |||
| Female | 193 | 75.7 | ||
| Male | 61 | 23.9 | ||
| Not specified | 1 | 0.4 | ||
| Qualification | 255 | |||
| Undergraduate | ||||
| In education | 49 | 19.2 | ||
| Diploma | 71 | 27.8 | ||
| Bachelor | 82 | 32.2 | ||
| Postgraduate | ||||
| Master or equivalent | 50 | 19.6 | ||
| Doctoral degree | 3 | 1.2 | ||
| Work experience b | 203 | 10.0 | 14.0 | |
| ≤2 years | 34 | 16.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| >2 years | 169 | 83.3 | 12.0 | 13.0 |
| Current workplace ab (251 total responses) | 203 | |||
| Independent physiotherapy practice | 139 | 68.7 | ||
| Outpatient rehabilitation | 28 | 13.7 | ||
| Outpatient clinic (public hospital) | 25 | 12.3 | ||
| Outpatient clinic (private hospital) | 12 | 5.9 | ||
| Other | 47 | 23.2 | ||
| Clinical speciality ab (431 total responses) | 203 | |||
| Orthopaedics | 141 | 69.5 | ||
| Traumatology | 101 | 49.8 | ||
| Neurology | 45 | 22.2 | ||
| Internal medicine | 44 | 21.7 | ||
| Geriatrics | 38 | 18.7 | ||
| Paediatrics | 22 | 10.8 | ||
| Gynaecology | 12 | 5.9 | ||
| Other | 28 | 13.8 |
Abbreviations: n (sample size); % (percentage); Mdn (median); IQR (interquartile range). a Multiple responses possible; b excluding students.