Table 2.
Clinical practice characteristics of learners who completed (completers) and did not complete (noncompleters) the e-learning program.
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Completers (n=1318)a | Noncompleters (n=1145)a | Completed 4-month survey (n=149)a |
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| Profession, n (%)b | |||||||
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Physiotherapist/physical therapist | 782 (78) | 692 (84) | 126 (89) | |||
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Chiropractor | 147 (15) | 54 (7) | 5 (3) | |||
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Rheumatologist | 3 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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General practitioner or family physician | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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Sport and exercise medicine physician | 0 (0) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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Orthopedic surgeon | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (1) | |||
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Dietitian | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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Podiatrist | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
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Other | 67 (7) | 70 (8) | 10 (7) | |||
| Average patients with knee OAc treated per month, mean (SD) | 12 (17) | 12 (38) | 8 (5) |
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| Clinical practice experience (years), mean (SD) | 9.4 (10.2) | 10.0 (9.9) | —d |
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| Strategies usually used to manage people with knee OA, n (%) |
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Education | 1218 (92) | 1051 (92) | — |
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Exercise | 1242 (94) | 1092 (95) | — |
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Physical activity advice | 1164 (88) | 1003 (88) | — |
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Weight loss advice | 887 (67) | 746 (65) | — |
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Manual therapy | 610 (46) | 550 (48) | — |
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Acupuncture | 110 (8) | 91 (8) | — |
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Bracing | 147 (11) | 145 (13) | — |
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Shoe orthotics | 130 (10) | 134 (12) | — |
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Other | 174 (13) | 137 (12) | — |
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| Currently offer videoconferencing consultations to patients with knee OA, n (%)e |
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Yes | 366 (28) | 317 (28) | 72 (51) |
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No | 939 (72) | 817 (72) | 68 (49) |
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| Experience with teleconsultations using videoconferencingf, mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.9) | 2.3 (1.9) | — |
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aIndividual characteristics may not add to totals due to missing data.
bPercentages calculated for completers, noncompleters, and 4-month completion based on n=1001, 824, and 142, respectively.
cOA: osteoarthritis.
d—: not recorded.
ePercentages calculated for completers, noncompleters, and 4-month completion based on n=1305, 1134, and 140, respectively.
fScored on a 10-point numerical rating scale (1=no experience at all to 10=extremely experienced).