Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study respondents
Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 2 | 4 |
Female | 48 | 96 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 19 | 38 |
Engaged | 7 | 14 |
Married | 24 | 48 |
Highest level of education in speech therapy | ||
Bachelor degree | 20 | 40 |
Postgraduate Masters degree | 29 | 58 |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | 1 | 2 |
Years of experience | ||
1–5 | 28 | 56 |
6–10 | 15 | 30 |
More than 10 | 7 | 14 |
Primary workplace | ||
Acute general hospital | 5 | 10 |
Client’s home | 22 | 44 |
Outpatient hospital | 5 | 10 |
Post-acute/rehabilitation-general hospital/inpatient | 3 | 6 |
Rehabilitation center | 13 | 26 |
Telepractice | 2 | 4 |
Portion of the current caseload | ||
Less than or about 25% | 39 | 78 |
Less than or about 50% | 11 | 22 |
Primary etiologies of non-progressive dysarthria | ||
Aneurysm | 1 | 2 |
Brain cancer | 1 | 2 |
Cerebral palsy | 3 | 6 |
Encephalitis | 1 | 2 |
Stroke | 31 | 62 |
Traumatic brain injury | 13 | 26 |
Referral sources | ||
Client’s/family decision | 17 | 34 |
Medical doctors | 18 | 36 |
Therapists from different rehabilitative fields | 15 | 30 |
Mean ± SDa | ||
Age | 28.64 ± 5.33 | |