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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Current physical therapy practice and implementation factors regarding the evidence-based ‘Rehabilitation of Mobility after Stroke (ReMoS)’ guideline in Germany: a cross-sectional online survey

Characteristics; Item response

Mean (SD)

Number of participants (%)

Age in years; n = 97

41.6 (11.4)

 

Job experience in years; n = 96

15.5 (15.7)

 

Weekly working time in hours; n = 97

34.6 (11.1)

 

Gender; n = 98

 Female

 

68 (69.4)

 Male

 

30 (30.1)

Working environment; n = 94

 Large City (>  100,000 inhabitants)

 

23 (24.5)

 Town (5000–20,000 inhabitants)

 

20 (21.3)

 Suburban (20,000–100,000 inhabitants)

 

37 (39.4)

 Rural (<  5000 inhabitants)

 

14 (14.9)

Working place; n = 97

 Rehabilitation centre

 

50 (51.5)

 Private physiotherapy practice

 

32 (33)

 Others

 

15 (15.5)

Employment; n = 96

 Employees

 

76 (79.2)

 Self-employed

 

19 (19.8)

 Freelancer

 

1 (1.4)

Highest degree; n = 94

 No academic degree

 

57 (60.1)

 Bachelor

 

15 (16)

 Master

 

9 (9.6)

 Diploma

 

7 (7.4)

 Doctorate/ PhD

 

6 (6.4)

Management position; n = 93

 

50 (53.8)

Multi-professional team; n = 93

 

78 (83.9)

Number of patients with stroke on an average working day; n = 95

 <  5

 

51 (53.7)

 6–10

 

35 (36.8)

 >  10

 

9 (9.5)

Time per treatment session (minutes); n = 97

 <  20

 

2 (2.1)

 21–30

 

51 (52.6)

 31–45

 

30 (30.9)

 >  45

 

14 (14.4)