Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants by sample
Characteristic | Baseline sample (n = 889) | Follow-up sample (n = 344) |
|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean | 37. 4 ± 11.5 (18–69) | 37.9 ± 11.5 (22–69) |
Gender: male/female/other, n (%) | 225/657/3 (25.4/73.2/0.3) (n = 885) | 88/253/2 (25.7/73.8/0.6) (n = 343) |
Individual number of professions: one/two/three, n (%) | 838/49/2 (94.3/5.5/0.2) (n = 889) | 320/22/2 (93.0/6.4/0.6) (n = 344) |
Professionsa, n (%) | ||
Physiotherapy | 318 (35.8) | 130 (37.8) |
Occupational therapy | 154 (17.3) | 56 (16.3) |
Midwifery | 137 (15.4) | 55 (16.0) |
Speech and language therapy | 79 (8.9) | 25 (7.3) |
Nursing | 73 (8.2) | 20 (5.8) |
Medicine | 28 (3.1) | 16 (4.7) |
Sport therapy/sport sciences | 26 (2.9) | 9 (2.6) |
Psychology | 9 (1.0) | 2 (0.6) |
Other | 14 (1.6) | 7 (2.0) |
≥1 profession | 51 (5.7) | 24 (7.0) |
Highest professional degree, n (%) | ||
Undergraduate | 90 (10.1) | 28 (8.1) |
Diploma (vocational school) | 368 (41.4) | 130 (37.8) |
Bachelor/diploma (university) | 273 (30.7) | 108 (31.4) |
Master | 106 (11.9) | 54 (15.7) |
Higher academic degree | 40 (4.5) | 21 (6.1) |
Missing | 12 (1.3) | 3 (0.9) |
Contact time with patients, hours per week, mean | 26.7 ± 11.8 (1–60) (n = 861) | 26.1 ± 12.2 (1–55) (n = 339) |
Primary setting of work, n (%) | ||
Hospital | 196 (22.0) | 72 (20.9) |
University clinic | 58 (6.5) | 21 (6.1) |
Rehabilitation clinic | 61 (6.9) | 28(8.1) |
Outpatient clinic/private practice | 468 (52.6) | 186 (54.1) |
Other | 96 (10.8) | 36 (10.5) |
Missing | 10 (1.1) | 1 (0.3) |
Work experience in years, mean | 13.3 ± 10.8 (0–44) (n = 870) | 13.6 ± 11.0 (0–42) (n = 341) |
Employment situation, n (%) | ||
Employee/worker | 584 (65.7) | 234 (68.0) |
Self-employed | 159 (17.9) | 59 (17.2) |
Freelancer | 83 (9.3) | 37 (10.8) |
Undergraduate/in training/practical year | 59 (6.6) | 14 (4.1) |
Missing | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Leading/leadership position: yes/no, n (%) | 286/589 (67.3/32.7) (n = 875) | 106/231 (31.5/68.5) (n = 337) |
Having inter-professional communication, n (%) | 769 (86.5) (n = 884) | 299 (87.2) (n = 343) |
Inter-professional communication with other professions†, n (%) | ||
Medicine | 679 (88.3) | 261 (87.3) |
Nursing | 461 (59.9) | 174 (50.6) |
Physiotherapy | 454 (59.0) | 171 (57.2) |
Occupational therapy | 345 (44.9) | 121 (40.5) |
Psychology | 297 (38.6) | 129 (43.1) |
Speech and language therapy | 270 (35.1) | 93 (31.1) |
Sport therapy/sport sciences | 146 (19.0) | 66 (22.1) |
Midwifery | 92 (12.0) | 45 (13.1) |
Other | 96 (10.8) | 42 (14.0) |
Size of the city/municipality of employment, n (%) | ||
< 5.000 (rural community) | 64 (7.2) | 23 (6.7) |
5.000–20.000 (small town) | 153 (17.2) | 53 (15.4) |
20.000–100.000 (mean sized city) | 235 (26.4) | 93 (27.0) |
> 100.000 (large city) | 427 (48.0) | 174 (50.6) |
Missing | 10 (1.1) | 1 (0.3) |
Available time for scientific literature studies at work within a typical week in minutes per week, mean | 53.6 ± 100.8 (0–900) (n = 751) | 53.3 ± 104.0 (0–900) (n = 304) |
Availability of scientific literature at work place, n (%) | 578 (66.5) | 236 (70.0) |
Drafting of or involvement in ≥1 scientific publication, n (%) | 277 (31.2) | 130 (37.8) |
Hosting of lectures or workshops on evidence-based practice, n (%) | 120 (13.6) | 66 (19.3) |