Table 1.
Position and professional background of respondents (n = 71).
| Position | Educational Background | Total Number of Respondents (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | Nurse | Physio- therapist |
Occupational Therapist | Speech Therapist | Nutritionist | Other Allied Health | ||
| Executive officer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.4%) |
| Department manager | 1 * | 17 * | 2 * | 2 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (31.0%) |
| Head of allied health | 0 | 1 * | 1 * + 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (5.6%) |
| Head of nursing | 0 | 2 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.8%) |
| Nurse | 0 | 1 * + 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (36.6%) |
| Speech therapist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 (12.7%) |
| Physiotherapist | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.8%) |
| Occupational therapist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (4.2%) |
| Nutritionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (2.8%) |
| Ratio managers/clinicians | 1 */0 | 21 */25 | 3 */3 | 2 */3 | 0 */9 | 0 */3 | 0 */1 | 27 */44 (38%/62%) |
| Total number of respondents (%) | 1 (1.4%) | 46 (64.8%) | 6 (8.4%) | 5 (7.0%) | 9 (12.7%) | 3 (4.2%) | 1 (1.4%) | 71 (100%) |
* Participants mainly involved in managerial activities.