Table 1 Demographic characteristics of sample (n = 567)
Characteristic | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age, n (%) | |
 18–20 years | 3 (0.5) |
 20–29 years | 23 (4.1) |
 30–39 years | 187 (33.0) |
 40–49 years | 168 (29.6) |
 50–59 years | 30 (5.3) |
 60–69 years | 10 (1.8) |
 70+ years | 1 (0.2) |
 Missing | 145 (25.6) |
Sex, n (%) | |
 Male | 267 (47.1) |
 Female | 155 (27.3) |
 Missing | 145 (25.6) |
Osteopathy professional association membership, n (%) | |
 Not a member of an Osteopathy professional association | 185 (32.6) |
 Registry of Osteopaths of Spain | 103 (18.2) |
 Registry of Osteopathic Physiotherapists of Spain | 85 (15.0) |
 Other Osteopathy professional association | 43 (7.6) |
 Missing | 151 (26.6) |
Highest qualification, n (%) | |
 Diploma | 82 (14.5) |
 Bachelor degree | 27 (4.8) |
 Master’s degree | 215 (37.9) |
 PhD | 46 (8.1) |
 Other | 52 (9.2) |
 Missing | 145 (25.6) |
Years since receiving highest qualification, n (%) | |
  < 1 year | 42 (7.4) |
 1–5 years | 150 (26.5) |
 6–10 years | 94 (16.6) |
 11–15 years | 59 (10.4) |
 16+ years | 76 (13.4) |
 Missing | 146 (25.7) |
Other non-osteopathic qualifications, n (%) | |
 Degree in Physiotherapy | 374 (66.0) |
 Diploma/Degree in other health-related field | 31 (5.5) |
 Degree in Medicine | 5 (0.9) |
 Degree in Nursing or Podiatry | 5 (0.9) |
 Missing | 152 (26.8) |
Years practiced in the field of osteopathy, n (%) | |
  < 1 year | 6 (1.1) |
 1–5 years | 78 (13.8) |
 6–10 years | 136 (24.0) |
 11–15 years | 95 (16.8) |
 16+ years | 16 (18.7) |
 Missing | 146 (25.7) |
Hours per week in clinical (osteopathic) practice, n (%) | |
 0 h | 5 (0.9) |
 1–15 h | 47 (8.3) |
 16–30 h | 150 (26.5) |
 31–45 h | 177 (31.2) |
 46+ hours | 42 (7.4) |
 Missing | 146 (25.7) |
Hours per week participating in research, n (%) | |
 0 h | 162 (28.6) |
 1–15 h | 248 (43.7) |
 16–30 h | 9 (1.6) |
 31–45 h | 2 (0.4) |
 46+ hours | 0 (0.0) |
 Missing | 146 (25.7) |
Hours per week working in the higher education sector, n (%) | |
 0 h | 189 (33.3) |
 1–15 h | 97 (17.1) |
 16–30 h | 59 (10.4) |
 31–45 h | 29 (5.1) |
 46+ hours | 47 (8.3) |
 Missing | 146 (25.7) |
Clinical setting in which osteopathy was predominantly practiced, n (%) | |
 Solo practice | 235 (41.4) |
 With a group of allied health providers | 87 (15.3) |
 With a group of complementary and allied health providers | 41 (7.2) |
 With conventional and allied health providers | 37 (6.5) |
 Within a clinical institution (e.g. hospital) | 12 (2.1) |
 Within an educational institution (e.g. university) | 6 (1.1) |
 Missing | 149 (26.3) |
Geographical region of practice, n (%) | |
 City (Central business district) | 246 (43.4) |
 Inner city location | 88 (15.5) |
 Rural location | 43 (7.6) |
 Outer city location | 39 (6.9) |
 Missing | 151 (26.6) |