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. 2022 Dec 28;2022:4241907. doi: 10.1155/2022/4241907

Table 3.

Details on experience with 3D printing of the participants.

Proportions of participants with 3D printing experience (n, %)
 Once worked with 3D printing technology 37 (31.1%)
 Never worked with 3D printing technology 82 (68.9%)
 Considered working with 3D printing technology 33 (40.2%)
 Never considered working with 3D printing technology 49 (59.8%)

Actual experience with 3D printing (n = 37)
 Years of experience (n, %)
  1 year or less 18 (49.6%)
  2 years 6 (16.2%)
  3 years 3 (8.1%)
  4 years 4 (10.8%)
  Longer than 4 years 6 (16.2%)
 Number of objects printed (information provided by n = 31) (n, %)
  1 6 (19.4%)
  2-5 14 (45.2%)
  >5 11 (35.5%)

Self-reported experience with 3D printing (n = 37)
 Self-reported levels of (mean, SD)
  Experience (range 1-5) 2.54 (1.17)
  Skill level (range 1-5) 2.54 (1.07)
  Enjoyment (range 1-5) 4.05 (.70)
  Difficulty (range 1-5) 3.14 (SD.95)
 Feeling capable of creating 3D printed objects on their own (n, %) 8 (21.6%)
 Need help with creating 3D printed objects (n, %) 27 (73.0%)