Table 1 Demographics of study participants

Mean age (SD)

37.78 y

35.8 y

36.93 y (8.49)

Gender (%)

Female

n = 7

n = 6

13 (81.25 %)

Male

n = 2

n = 2

Mean years in practice (SD)

14.67

10.71

12.93 (9.18)

Highest degree (%)

    Master’s degree

n = 6

n = 1

n = 7 (43.75 %)

    DPT^a

n = 2

n = 4

n = 6 (37.5 %)

    tDPT^b

n = 0

n = 2

n = 2 (12.5 %)

    PhD & tDPT

n = 1

n = 0

n = 1 (6.25 %)

Area of employment

    Hospital-based

n = 1

n = 1

n = 2

    Outpatient

n = 2

n = 3

n = 6

    Private Outpatient

n = 2

n = 0

n = 2

    Skilled Nursing

n = 2

n = 2

n = 2

    Academic Institution

n = 1

n = 1

n = 1

    Other

Specialization (%)

    Orthopedics

n = 3

n = 1

n = 4 (25 %)

    Neurology

n = 0

n = 1

n = 1 (6 %)

    Geriatrics

n = 3

n = 1

n = 4 (25 %)

Area of Expertise (%)

    Orthopedics

n = 5

n = 3

n = 8 (53 %)

    Neurology

n = 0

n = 4

n = 4 (27 %)

    Geriatrics

n = 3

n = 0

n = 3 (20 %)

Section member

    Education

n = 1

n = 1

n = 2

    Geriatrics

n = 3

n = 0

n = 3

    Neurology

n = 2

n = 3

n = 5

    Orthopaedics

n = 2

n = 2

n = 5

    Health Policy & Admin

n = 2

n = 0

n = 2

    None

n = 1

n = 2

n = 3