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Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 231)a

From: Health care professionals’ attitudes towards evidence-based medicine in the workers’ compensation setting: a cohort study

Main category

Sub category

N (%)

Age

18–30 years

17 (7%)

 

31–40 years

43 (19%)

 

41–50 years

54 (23%)

 

51–60 years

79 (34%)

 

>60 years

37 (16%)

Sex

Female

83 (36%)

 

Male

147 (64%)

Clinical specialty

Chiropractic

31 (13%)

 

Clinical psychology

36 (16%)

 

General practice

15 (6%)

 

Injury management

14 (6%)

 

Musculoskeletal & Occupational Medicine & Rheumatology

26 (11%)

 

Pain & Rehabilitation Medicine

31 (13%)

 

Physiotherapy

37 (16%)

 

Surgery

39 (17%)

Work hours

Full time

58 (25%)

 

Part time

172 (75%)

Clinical setting - geographical

Urban

169 (73%)

 

Rural

36 (16%)

 

Both

25 (11%)

Clinical setting - type

Public hospital

27 (12%)

 

Private hospital

20 (9%)

 

Community

96 (42%)

 

Multiple settings

87 (38%)

Work experience

<10 years

41 (18%)

 

10–20 years

73 (32%)

 

>20 years

116 (50%)

Providing workers’ compensation services

No

39 (17%)

 

Yes

191 (83%)

  1. a231 participants were included, of which one participant did not complete the demographic characteristics