Table 3. PTs’ characteristics in the qualitative study.

Characteristics	Physical therapists
	PT 1	PT 2	PT 3	PT 4	PT 5	PT 6	PT 7	PT 8	PT 9	PT 10
Sex	Male	Female	Female	Male	Male	Female	Male	Female	Female	Female
Age	20–29	20–29	20–29	40–49	<50	30–39	30–39	30–39	20–29	30–39
Years of License	>5	>5	>5	<15	<15	11–15	5–10	5–10	5–10	11–15
Academic Degree	Bac.	Bac.	Bac.	PhD	Mas.	Bac.	Mas.	Mas.	Bac.	Bac.
Clinical Instructor	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Working Hours	31–40	20–30	20–30	<40	<40	31–40	<40	31–40	<40	31–40
Patients Day	6–10	6–10	11–15	6–10	1–5	11–15	6–10	11–15	11–15	6–10
PTs in the Facility	1–5	1–5	1–5	<15	0	1–5	0	6–10	6–10	0
% Time in:
Patient Care	80–100%	55–75%	55–75%	30–50%	5–25%	80–100%	55–75%	30–50%	80–100%	80–100%
Researcher	5–25%	5–25%	30–50%	5–25%	5–25%	0%	5–25%	5–25%	0%	5–25%
Teacher	0%	0%	0%	55–75%	80–100%	0%	30–50%	5–25%	0%	0%
Work Sector	Private	Private	Public	Academic	Academic	Private	Private	Public	Private	Private
Work Mode	Others Account	Own Account	Own Account	Others Account	Others Account	Others Account	Own Account	Others Account	Others Account	Own Account

Notes:

All include PTs Pursue a Higher Academic Degree, Participate in Continuing Education Courses and Belong to a Practice-Orientated Organization.

Abbreviations: Bac., Baccalaureate; Mas., Master; PhD, Philosophy Doctor.