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Table 2 Participants’ demographic characteristics

From: Management of non-specific thoracic spine pain: a cross-sectional study among physiotherapists

Demographic Characteristics

Age (years)(mean,(SD))

35.1 (10.5)

Gender (women); (men); (other) (N (%)):

212 (50); 211 (49,8); 1 (0.2)

Years of Practice (N (%)):

 

Less than 1 year

From 1 to 5 years

From 6 to 10 years

From 11 to 20 years

More than 20 years

14 (3.3)

136 (32.1)

109 (25.7)

101 (23.8)

64 (15.1)

Highest Educational Attainment (N (%)):

 

Postgraduate Master Degree*

Master of Science (MSc)/Postgraduate II Level Degree†

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Other

Nothing

227 (53.5)

30 (7.1)

3 (0.7)

58 (13.7)

106 (25)

Predominant physiotherapy practice specialties (N (%)):

 

Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases/orthopaedics

 

Neurology

Cardiorespiratory

Geriatric

Paediatric

Pelvic floor

Sport/Performing Arts

Hand rehabilitation

Management

Research

316 (74.5)

33 (7.8)

7 (1.7)

42 (10)

9 (2.1)

5 (1.2)

5 (1.2)

3 (0.7)

1 (0.2)

3 (0.6)

Health sector (N (%)):

 

Employee in public sector

Employee in private sector

Freelancer

Coordinator

Hospital

Manager

65 (15.3)

71 (16.7)

294 (69.3)

4 (0.9)

13 (3.1)

3 (0.7)

N° of people with non-specific TSP treated per year:

 

< 10

10–20

> 20

221 (52.1)

131 (30.9)

72 (17)72 (17)

  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)