Table 1 Survey participant demographics (N = 281)
From: Arab healthcare professionals’ knowledge and perception of occupational therapy
Demographic | Mean (SD) [range] | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD) | 33.4 (± 7.0) | ||
[range] | [22–45] | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 160 | 57% | |
Female | 121 | 43% | |
Specialty | |||
Medicine | 29 | 10.3% | |
Orthosis and prosthesis (OP) | 18 | 6.4% | |
Physical therapy (PT) | 46 | 16.4% | |
Speech language pathology (SLP) | 35 | 12.5% | |
Dentistry | 33 | 11.7% | |
Radiology | 37 | 13.2% | |
Pharmacy | 26 | 9.2% | |
Nursing | 43 | 15.3% | |
Respiratory therapy (RT) | 14 | 5.0% | |
Academic qualification | |||
High school | 34 | 12.1% | |
Diploma | 39 | 13.9% | |
Bachelor of Science (BS) | 113 | 40.2% | |
Master of Science (MS) | 58 | 20.6% | |
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | 37 | 13.2% | |
Years of experience | |||
1 year | 48 | 17.1% | |
2 years | 59 | 21.0% | |
3 years | 63 | 22.4% | |
4 years | 54 | 19.2% | |
5 years | 36 | 12.8% | |
More than 5 years | 21 | 7.5% | |