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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: In-between duty and hope for recognition, the experience of physiotherapists working in a university hospital during the COVID-19 first wave in Switzerland: a qualitative study based on focus groups

Characteristics of the participants

Sex (Male/Female)

6/6

Department

Cardio-respiratory

4

Musculoskeletal

4

Mother and children

2

Internal medicine

2

Affectation in the crisis

1st front in his/her regular affectationa

4

Transferred to 1st front

4

Transferred to 2nd frontb

3

Non COVID department

1

Function

Physiotherapist

12

Mutation during the crisis

Yes

7

No

5

Age (median; 1st quartile; 3rd quartile; min; max)

32; 28; 36; 26; 40

Years of experience (median; 1st quartile; 3rd quartile;; min; max)

8; 5; 10; 2; 15

Years working for this employer (median; 1st quartile; 3rd quartile; min; max)

7; 5; 9; 1; 15

  1. a1st front: treatment of patient with COVID-19
  2. b2nd front: replacement of colleagues called to treat patients with COVID-19