Table 1 Sample description
Total n = 1165 | Not specialists n = 840 | Specialista n = 319 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex % (n) Total n = 1153 | |||
Female | 75.5 (870) | 75.1 (626) | 76.8 (241) |
Male | 23.6 (272) | 24.0 (200) | 22.6 (71) |
Don’t want to declare | 1.0 (11) | 1.0 (8) | 0.6 (2) |
Age (total n = 1159) Mean (sd) years | 44.8 (12.1) | 43.1 (12.0) | 49.1 (11.0) |
Employer/employment total n 1164 | |||
Private | 20.6 (240) | 19.3 (162) | 23.8 (76) |
Municipality | 12.4 (144) | 16.5 (139) | 1.6 (5) |
Region -university hospital | 15.1 (176) | 12.3 (103) | 22.6 (72) |
Region -other operation | 36.7 (427) | 40.7 (342) | 26.6 (85) |
Self employed | 13.2 (154) | 9.2 (77) | 23.5 (75) |
Public | 0.9 (11) | 1.0 (8) | 0.9 (3) |
Other | 1.0 (12) | 1.1 (9) | 0.9 (3) |
Highest academic exam % (n) total n = 1159 | |||
Basic (previous) PT (2–2.5 years) | 6.4 (74) | 8.2 (69) | 0.9 (3) |
Bachelor degree BSc (3 years) | 55.2 (640) | 72.6 (608) | 9.7 (31) |
MSc one year (Magister) | 20.5 (238) | 11.4 (95) | 45.0 (143) |
MSc (two year) | 11.9 (138) | 5.6 (47) | 28.6 (91) |
PhD | 6.0 (69) | 2.2 (18) | 15.7 (50) |
Years since exam total n = 1159 | |||
Mean (sd) | 18.4 (11.7) | 16.7 (11.5) | 22.8 (11.0) |
Md (Q1-Q3) | 17 (8–28) | 15 (7–26) | 22 (14–32) |
Years of clinical experience total n = 1154 | |||
Mean (sd) | 17.6 (11.4) | 15.9 (11.2) | 22 (10.7) |
Md (Q1-Q3) | 16 (8–27) | 14 (6–25) | 22 (13–31) |
Specialist within PT % (n) total n = 1159 | |||
No | 72.5 (840) | – | – |
Yes | 20.2 (234) | – | – |
Ongoing specialisation | 7.3 (85) | – | – |