Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the sample
SME discipline category | Current profession | N (%)a | Mean (SD) years in current professional role |
|---|---|---|---|
[range] | |||
Health policy/strategy or advocacy | Health policy and/or program development for chronic disease | 14 (51.9) | 12.6 (6.5) |
[4–30] | |||
Public health system funding | 4 (14.8) | 6.3 (2.9) | |
[4–10] | |||
Advocacy and/or consumer representation for musculoskeletal health | 4 (14.8) | 14 (12.4) | |
[4–32] | |||
Health workforce policy/strategy | 8 (29.6) | 12.1 (6.6) | |
[3–25] | |||
Clinical practice and/or clinical/health services research | Clinical practice in musculoskeletal healthcare (currently active) | 8 (29.6) | 26.3 (4.7) |
[20–32] | |||
General practice | 2 (7.4) | ||
Endocrinology | 1 (3.7) | ||
Rheumatology | 2 (7.4) | ||
Pain/rehabilitation medicine | 1 (3.7) | ||
Community pharmacy | 1 (3.7) | ||
Physiotherapy | 1 (3.7) | ||
Clinical practice in musculoskeletal healthcare (currently inactive) | |||
General practice | 1 (3.7) | ||
Physiotherapy | 3 (11.1) | ||
Clinical and/or health services research in musculoskeletal healthcare | 4 (14.8) | 21 (7.2) | |
[15–29] | |||
Tertiary education of healthcare professionals | 7 (25.9) | 15.7 (8.3) | |
[7–30] | |||
Health service or program delivery | Health service delivery, coordination or management related to chronic diseases | 10 (37.0) | 14 (8.0) |
[5–30] | |||
Private health insurance | 2 (7.4) | 1.5 (0.7) | |
[1-2] | |||
Consumer | Consumer | 5 (18.5) | 31.8 (14.6) |
[15–50] | |||
Other | Other (health economics; primary care system change and capacity building; development and evaluation of healthcare models | 3 (11.1) | 20.0 (5.0) |
[15–25] |