Table 1 Descriptive demographic information, overall sample

Gender (Q1)

Female

305

50.2

46.3–54.2

Male

302

49.8

45.8–53.7

Age (Q2)

 < 30

215

35.4

31.6–39.2

30–35

141

23.2

19.9–26.6

36–40

72

11.9

9.3–14.4

41–45

51

8.4

6.2–10.6

 > 45

128

21.1

17.9–24.3

How many years have you been working as a physiotherapist? (Q3)

 < 5

182

30.0

26.3–33.6

5–10

157

25.9

22.4–29.3

11–15

93

15.3

12.5–18.2

16–20

51

8.4

6.2–10.6

 > 20

124

20.4

17.2–23.6

Prevalent work place (Q4)

Nursing home

23

3.8

2.3–5.3

Sport team

6

1.0

0.2–1.8

Public or private healthcare facility focused on orthopedic surgery

48

7.9

5.8–10.1

Private healthcare facility NON focused on orthopedic surgery

259

42.7

38.7–46.6

Public healthcare facility NON focused on orthopedic surgery

120

19.8

16.6–22.9

Private outpatient clinic (self-employee)

151

24.9

21.4–28.3

Which is your highest academic qualification? (Q5)

Bachelor Degree

541

89.1

86.7–91.6

Master of Science Degree

66

10.9

8.4–13.3

Did you obtain the university qualification for OMPT qualifying title? (Q6)

Yes

120

19.8

16.6–22.9

No

487

80.2

77.1–83.4

How many patients with shoulder replacement (any type) did you visit in a year? (Q7)

 < 4

376

61.9

58.1–65.8

4–8

137

22.6

19.2–25.9

9–12

41

6.8

4.8–8.7

 > 12

53

8.7

6.5–11.0