Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample
Variables | N | % | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 400 | 69.6 | 65.8–73.3 |
Female | 175 | 30.4 | 26.7–34.2 |
Higher degree | |||
BSc | 292 | 50.8 | 46.7–54.9 |
MSc | 258 | 44.9 | 40.8–48.9 |
PhD | 25 | 4.3 | 2.7–6.0 |
Musculoskeletal specialization | |||
No | 318 | 55.3 | 51.2–59.4 |
Yes | 257 | 44.7 | 40.6–48.8 |
Years of practice | |||
0–5 | 276 | 48.0 | 43.9–52.1 |
6–10 | 129 | 22.4 | 19.0–25.8 |
11–15 | 91 | 15.8 | 12.8–18.8 |
16–20 | 28 | 4.9 | 3.1–6.6 |
20 + | 51 | 8.9 | 6.5–11.2 |
Practice setting | |||
Private practice (primary care line) | 379 | 65.9 | 62.0–69.8 |
Hospital (secondary care line) | 172 | 29.9 | 26.2–33.7 |
Researcher | 18 | 3.1 | 1.7–4.6 |
Lecturer | 6 | 1.0 | 0.2–1.9 |
Access regimen | |||
Direct access | 354 | 61.6 | 57.6–65.5 |
Secondary care referral pathway | 221 | 38.4 | 34.5–42.4 |