Table 1 Demographical Data
Variables | Samples | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 639) | OMPTs (n = 511) | Orthopaedic surgeon (n = 128) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 447 (70.0%) | 332 (65.0%) | 115 (89.8%) |
Female | 192 (30.0%) | 179 (35.0%) | 13 (10.2%) |
Age (Years) | |||
< 30 | 283 (44.3%) | 281 (55.0%) | 2 (1,6%) |
> 50 | 52 (8.1%) | 10 (2.0%) | 42 (32.8%) |
30–40 | 232 (36.3%) | 188 (36.8%) | 44 (34.4%) |
40–50 | 72 (11.3%) | 32 (6.3%) | 40 (31.3%) |
Years of Clinical Practice | |||
< 5 | 251 (39.3%) | 227 (44%) | 24 (18.8%) |
5–10 | 192 (30.0%) | 172 (33.7%) | 20 (15.6%) |
11–15 | 96 (15.0%) | 73 (14.3%) | 23 (18.0%) |
> 15 | 100 (15.6%) | 39 (7.6%) | 61 (47.7%) |
Workplace | |||
Private practice | 456 (71.4%) | 423 (82.8%) | 33 (25.8%) |
Hospital | 147 (23.0%) | 53 (10.4%) | 94 (73.4%) |
Residential care (nursing home) | 36 (5.6%) | 35 (6.8%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Field of Work | |||
Musculoskeletal | 588 (92.0%) | 460 (90.0%) | 128 (100%) |
Geriatric | 27 (4.2%) | 27 (5.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Neurologic | 22 (3.4%) | 22 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Cardiac, respiratory, paediatric | 2 (0.3%) | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Type of Working | |||
Private Practice | 433 (67.8%) | 387 (75.7%) | 46 (35.9%) |
Employee | 206 (32.2%) | 124 (24.3%) | 82 (64.1%) |
Italian geographical zones | |||
North | 382 (59.8%) | 316 (61.8%) | 66 (51.6%) |
Centre | 166 (26.0%) | 128 (25.0%) | 38 (29.7%) |
South | 91 (14.2%) | 67 (13.1%) | 24 (18.8%) |
Patients with SIS Per Month | |||
< 5 | 272 (42.6%) | 250 (48.9%) | 22 (17.2%) |
5–10 | 263 (41.2%) | 224 (43.8%) | 39 (30.5%) |
11–20 | 61 (9.5%) | 27 (5.3%) | 34 (26.6%) |
> 20 | 43 (6.7%) | 10 (2.0%) | 33 (25.8%) |