Table 1 Demographics of Respondents
From: Intentions of Canadian health professionals towards recommending exercise for people living with ALS
Physicians (n=25) | Other health professionals (n=53) | statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Years in profession mean ± SD | 17.4 ±12.4 | 18.1 ±11.0 | ||
Experience in ALS care, years mean ± SD | 14.3 ±11.1 | 7.8 ±7.4 | t = 3.075 p=.003 | |
Physical activity level mean ± SD | 1.7 ±0.2 | 1.8 ±0.2 | ||
work | 1.7 ±0.5 | 2.0 ±0.7 | ||
leisure | 3.6 ±1.1 | 3.7 ±0.9 | ||
Prescribing Exercise within Professional Scope, % | 88 | 44.2 | χ2=13.32p<.0005 | |
Yes | No | |||
Dietician: 1 | Dietician: 2 | |||
Nurse: 2 | Nurse: 7 | |||
Occupational therapist: 6 | Occupational therapist: 4 | |||
Neurology: 13 | Physiotherapist: 10 | |||
Role in ALS patient care | Physiatry: 3 | Respiratory therapist: 2 | Respiratory therapist: 5 | |
MD (unspecified): 6 | Speech language | Speech language | ||
pathologist: 2 | pathologist: 4 | |||
Social worker: 6 | ||||
Other: 2 | ||||