Table 3 Sample description: highest academic degree (in physiotherapy and other disciplines), and sources of learning about codes of ethics and ethical decision-making frameworks by gender
N or M (±SD) | N or M (±SD) | N or M (±SD) | N (%) or M (±SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Diverse | Total | |
Highest level of educational degree achieved (in physiotherapy or other discipline) | ||||
Bachelor’s degree/diploma | 200 (36.17%) | 78 (14.10%) | 3 (0.54%) | 281 (50.81%) |
Graduate diploma | 50 (9.04%) | 26 (4.70%) | 1 (0.18%) | 77 (13.92%) |
Master’s degree | 115 (20.79%) | 69 (12.47%) | 1 (0.18%) | 185 (33.85%) |
Professional doctorate | 32 (5.79%) | 12 (2.17%) | 1 (0.18%) | 45 (8.14%) |
Research doctorate | 12 (2.17%) | 5 (0.90%) | 1 (0.18% | 19 (3.44%) |
Other | 25 (4.52%) | 10 (1.81%) | 0 (0%) | 35 (6.33%) |
Average academic degrees | ||||
Academic degrees M (±SD) | 1.15 (±0.41) | 1.18 (±0.44) | 1.60 (±1.34) | 1.16 (±0.43) |
Learning about a professional code of conduct or a code of ethics for physiotherapists | ||||
No | 57 (10.29%) | 22 (3.97%) | 1 (0.18%) | 80 (14.4%) |
Yes, during my basic physiotherapy education | 226 (40.79%) | 100 (18.05%) | 2 (0.36%) | 328 (59.1%) |
Yes, in a graduate or post-graduate program | 74 (13.36%) | 35 (6.32%) | 0 (0%) | 109 (19.6%) |
Yes, in a professional ethics course | 39 (7.04%) | 16 (2.89%) | 1 (0.18%) | 56 (10.1%) |
Yes, by learning about professional ethics on my own | 72 (13.00%) | 39 (7.04%) | 0 (0%) | 111 (20.0%) |
Yes, by learning about professional ethics from others | 46 (8.30%) | 22 (3.97%) | 0 (0%) | 68 (12.3%) |
Don’t know | 15 (2.71%) | 6 (1.08%) | 1 (0.18%) | 22 (4.0%) |
Othera | 13 (2.35%) | 5 (0.90%) | 0 (0%) | 18 (3.2%) |
Average of learning sources about a professional code of conduct or code of ethics for physiotherapists | ||||
Learning Sources M (±SD) | 1.27 (±0.96) | 1.30 (±0.98) | 0.80 (±0.45) | 1.27 (±0.96) |
Learning about specific ethical decision-making or ethical reasoning frameworks | ||||
No | 100 (18.08%) | 41 (7.41%) | 1 (0.18%) | 142 (25.6%) |
Yes, during my basic physiotherapy education | 169 (30.56%) | 83 (15.01%) | 1 (0.18%) | 253 (45.6%) |
Yes, in a graduate or post-graduate program | 70 (12.66%) | 36 (6.51%) | 1 (0.18%) | 107 (19.3%) |
Yes, in a professional ethics course | 37 (6.69%) | 17 (3.07%) | 1 (0.18%) | 55 (9.9%) |
Yes, by learning about professional ethics on my own | 70 (12.66%) | 36 (6.51%) | 3 (0.54%) | 109 (19.6%) |
Yes, by learning about professional ethics from others | 54 (9.76%) | 21 (9.22%) | 2 (0.36%) | 77 (13.9%) |
Don’t know | 23 (4.16%) | 12 (2.17%) | 0 (0%) | 35 (6.3%) |
Otherb | 11 (1.99%) | 2 (0.36%) | 0 (0%) | 13 (2.3%) |
Average of learning sources about specific ethical decision-making or ethical reasoning frameworks | ||||
Learning sources M (±SD) | 1.12 (±1.03) | 1.21 (±1.04) | 1.60 (±1.14) | 1.15 (±1.03) |