Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Lower limb vascular assessment techniques of podiatrists in the United Kingdom: a national survey
N | 307 | |
|---|---|---|
Podiatry setting | NHS | 211 (68.7%) |
Private practice | 89 (29.0%) | |
Research/education | 4 (1.3%) | |
Other | 3 (1.0%) | |
Current primary caseload | High risk patients | 110 (35.8%) |
Low risk routine patients | 82 (19.5%) | |
Wound care | 60 (19.5%) | |
Musculoskeletal | 28 (9.1%) | |
Rheumatology | 2 (0.7%) | |
Nail surgery patients | 0 (0%) | |
Paediatric | 1 (0.3%) | |
Mixed/other | 22 (7.2%) | |
Place of practice | Town | 160 (52.1%) |
City | 98 (31.9%) | |
Rural | 49 (16.0%) | |
Country | England | 219 (71.3%) |
Scotland | 43 (14.0%) | |
Northern Ireland | 22 (7.2%) | |
Wales | 22 (7.2%) | |
Other | 1 (0.3%) | |
Education | Diploma | 17 (5.5%) |
Bachelor’s degree or graduate entry Master’s degree | 196 (63.8%) | |
Post graduate coursework | 76 (24.8) | |
Higher degree by research only | 15 (4.9) | |
Years practicing, mean (SD) | 16.6 (10.3) | |