Table 1.

Demographic and Workplace Characteristics of Study Respondents (N = 195)

Characteristic and category	No. (%) of respondents
Age group, y
18–34	76 (39.0)
35–45	51 (26.2)
46–55	45 (23.1)
56–65	22 (11.3)
> 65	1 (0.5)
Gender
Male	48 (24.6)
Female	146 (74.9)
Other	1 (0.5)
Highest level of education
Bachelor’s	117 (60.0)
Professional master’s	53 (27.2)
Research master’s	22 (11.3)
Professional doctorate	1 (0.5)
Research doctorate	2 (1.0)
University of graduation for PT entry to practice degree
Université de Montréal	90 (46.2)
McGill University	45 (23.1)
Université Laval	41 (21.0)
Université de Sherbrooke	2 (1.0)
Other Canadian university	10 (5.1)
University outside Canada	7 (3.6)
Experience, y
0–5	46 (23.6)
6–10	27 (13.8)
11–15	35 (17.9)
16–20	16 (8.2)
21–25	20 (10.3)
> 25	51 (26.2)
Post-graduate courses taken*
Manual therapy	155 (79.5)
McKenzie	58 (29.7)
Sport PT	56 (28.7)
Approach to chronic pain	50 (25.6)
Osteopathy	28 (14.4)
Rheumatology	10 (5.1)
Electrotherapy	3 (1.5)
Other	63 (32.3)
None	16 (8.2)
Caseload,† %
1–25	16 (8.2)
26–50	13 (6.7)
51–75	22 (11.3)
76–100	144 (73.8)
Age group of patients, y
Paediatric (0–17)	13 (6.7)
Adult (18–65)	154 (79.0)
Elderly (> 65)	28 (14.4)
Sector of practice
Private	95 (48.7)
Public	71 (36.4)
Private and public	29 (14.9)
Type of practice
Solo	43 (22.1)
Group (PT professionals only)	26 (13.3)
Group (PT professionals and other health professionals without a physician)	63 (32.3)
Group (PT professionals and other health professionals including a physician)	63 (32.3)
Geographical distribution
Urban	168 (86.2)
Rural	27 (13.8)

Note: Percentages may total more than 100 because of rounding.

^*Courses taken after the entry-to-practice degree to specialize in certain areas of PT; respondents could take more than one.

^†Percentage of patients seen by therapists who present with musculoskeletal pathologies.

PT = physiotherapy.