From: Management of non-specific thoracic spine pain: a cross-sectional study among physiotherapists
Demographic Characteristics | |
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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 (%)): | Â |
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 (%)): | Â |
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 (%)): | Â |
Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases/orthopaedics | Â |
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 (%)): | Â |
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) |