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Table 4 Participants’ profile by level of adherence for the Clinical Vignette

From: Italian physiotherapists’ knowledge of and adherence to osteoarthritis clinical practice guidelines: a cross-sectional study

 

‘Delivering’ (N = 202)

‘Partially Delivering’ (N = 181)

‘Non-Delivering’ (N = 439)

Age (years)(mean,(SD))

31.2 (10.9)

37.4 (13.7)

37.2 (13.7)

Sex (N (%)):

 Female

81 (40)

86 (48)

220 (50)

 Male

121 (60)

95 (52)

219 (50)

Years of Practice (N (%)):

 Less than 1 year

30 (15)

18 (10)

39 (9)

 From 1 to 5 years

100 (50)

71 (39)

148 (34)

 From 6 to 10 years

40 (20)

28 (16)

81 (18)

 More than 10 years

32 (15)

64 (35)

171 (39)

Highest Academic Level Reached (N (%)):

 Bachelor of Science (BSc)/Equivalent level

57 (28)

64 (35)

161 (37)

 I Level Master Degree*

115 (57)

79 (44)

188 (43)

 Master of Science (MSc)/II Level Master†

23 (11)

32 (18)

67 (15)

 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

7 (4)

6 (3)

23 (5)

Read at least one osteoarthritis CPGs (N (%)):

 Yes

124 (61)

114 (63)

240 (55)

 No

78 (39)

67 (37)

199 (45)

  1. Legend: N, number; %, percentage; *Academic degree that can be gained after BSc (Italian education system); † Academic degree that can be gained after MSc (Italian education system)