Table 1 Healthcare professionals’ demographic characteristics
Characteristic | HCPs in study N = 97 |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 30 (30.9) |
Female | 65 (69.0) |
Ethnicity (Caucasian) | 95 (97.9) |
Age (years) | 36.23 ± 10.42 |
LTPA (days/week) | 4.35 ± 1.71 |
Involved in parasport | 3 (3.1) |
Seminars delivered per province (#) | |
British Columbia (2) | 16 (16.5) |
Saskatchewan (4) | 15 (15.5) |
Newfoundland/Labrador (3) | 27 (27.8) |
New Brunswick (4) | 31 (32.0) |
Prince Edward Island (1) | 5 (5.2) |
Type of HCP | |
Physician | 11 (11.3) |
Physical therapist | 27 (27.8) |
Occupational therapist | 8 (8.2) |
Recreational therapist | 2 (2.1) |
Nurse | 3 (3.1) |
Educator | 14 (14.4) |
Other | 30 (30.9) |
Years in profession (years) | 11.56 ± 9.94 |
Frequency of working with patientsa | |
Never | 2 (2.1) |
Rarely | 10 (10.3) |
Sometimes | 16 (16.5) |
Frequently | 14 (14.4) |
All the time | 52 (53.6) |
Frequency of discussing LTPA with patientsa | |
Never | 4 (4.1) |
Rarely | 9 (9.3) |
Sometimes | 27 (27.3) |
Frequently | 29 (29.9) |
All the time | 22 (22.7) |
Frequency of discussing parasport with patientsa | |
Never | 39 (40.2) |
Rarely | 29 (29.9) |
Sometimes | 16 (16.5) |
Frequently | 4 (4.1) |
All the time | 2 (2.1) |