Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of study group in study C (n = 293).

 

 

N

(%)

Sex

  Women

  Men

 

254

33

 

(89%)

(11%)

Age

  40 years or younger

  41-50 years

  51 years or older

 

75

83 

122

 

(28%)

(30%)

(42%)

Profession

  Occupational therapists

  Physiotherapists 

  Social workers

  Physicians

  Registered Nurses

 

57

56

17

74

89

 

(20%)

(19%)

(6%)

(25%)

(30%)  

Experience in profession

   0-13 years

   14-25 years

   26 years or more

 

85  

96 

112

 

(29%)

(33%)

(38%)

Experience in clinical rheumatology

    0-3 years

    4-19 years

    20 years or more

 

65

155

73  

 

(22%)

(53%)

(25%)

Post-graduate education

   No CPE

   Continuing professional education

   Research education

 

54  

179

43  

 

(20%)

(65%)

(15%)

Experience of research activities

    None

    Active in research project

 

247

46  

 

(84%)

(16%)

Number of professional peers in work group

   Working alone in profession

   Small to medium work group (1-10 peers)

   Large work group (11 peers or more)

 

30  

207

56  

 

(10%)

(71%)

(19%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPE = Continuing Professional Education.