BMC Health Serv Res 2024 (Jan 23); 24 (1): 125

Table 1.

Demographics of survey respondents a

Variable
(# of responses)
Categories n (%)

Age, Years

(n = 27)

25–34 5 (19%)
35–44 8 (31%)
45–54 3 (12%)
55–64 8 (31%)
65–75 2 (8%)
Median (IQR) 46 (27–57)

Gender

(n = 27)

Male 19 (70%)
Female 5 (19%)
Prefer to not answer 3 (11%)

Clinical Degreeb

(n = 27)

Medical Doctor (MD) 16 (59%)
Physician Assistant (PA) 8 (30%)
Physical Therapist (PT) 3 (11%)
Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) 0

Clinical

Departmentb

Neurosurgery 13 (48%)
Orthopaedics 9 (33%)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2 (7%)
Pain Management 1 (4%)
Physical or Occupational Therapy 2 (7%)

Clinical Settingb Private Diagnostic Outpatient Clinic 17 (38.6%)
Hospital Based Care 17 (38.6%)
Inpatient Care 10 (22.7%)

Occupationb Researcher 2 (6.3%)
Clinician 23 (71.9%)
Professor/Educator 7 (21.9%)
Administrator 0

Years in

Profession

(n = 24)

0–3 years 2 (8%)
4–10 years 7 (29%)
10 + years 15 (63%)
Spine Surgery Fellowship(n = 24) Completed 7 (29%)

aThe number of responses to individual questions varied and percentages reflect the value from the total number of responses to the individual question

bRespondents could select all that apply