Total Sample (N = 200) | Podiatrists (N = 113) | Physical therapists (N = 87) | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Country | < 0.01 | |||
Australia | 140 (70) | 92 (81) | 48 (55) | |
United Kingdom | 60 (30) | 21 (19) | 39 (45) | |
Sex, female | 117 (59) | 61 (54) | 56 (64) | 0.14 |
Profession | NA | |||
Podiatrist | 113 (57) | 113 (100) | 0 (0) | |
Physical therapist | 87 (44) | 0 (0) | 87 (100) | |
Age range | < 0.01 | |||
29 years or younger | 74 (37) | 33 (29) | 41 (47) | |
30–39 years | 54 (27) | 25 (22) | 29 (33) | |
40–49 years | 41 (21) | 31 (27) | 10 (12) | |
50–59 years | 28 (14) | 21 (19) | 7 (8) | |
60–69 years | 3 (2) | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | |
Years since graduating, mean (SD) | 14.2 (10) | 16.3 (10.7) | 11.5 (8.2) | < 0.01 |
Work setting | 0.24 | |||
Exclusively private | 121 (61) | 73 (65) | 48 (55) | |
Exclusively public | 36 (18) | 16 (14) | 20 (23) | |
Combination | 43 (22) | 24 (21) | 19 (22) | |
Frequency treating patients with first MTP joint OA | < 0.01 | |||
Infrequently (≤1 in the last 6-months) | 25 (13) | 2 (2) | 23 (26) | |
Somewhat frequently (between 2 and 5 in the last 6-months) | 70 (35) | 21 (19) | 49 (56) | |
Frequently (at least 1 per month) | 46 (12) | 32 (28) | 14 (16) | |
Very frequently (at least 1 per week) | 59 (30) | 58 (51) | 1 (1) | |
Postgraduate training for osteoarthritis | 60 (30) | 32 (28) | 28 (32) | 0.55 |
Postgraduate training for foot pain | 91 (46) | 55 (49) | 36 (41) | 0.30 |
Postgraduate training in exercise therapy | 70 (35) | 26 (23) | 44 (51) | < 0.01 |
Postgraduate training in manual therapy | 98 (49) | 42 (37) | 56 (64) | < 0.01 |
Postgraduate training in pharmacology | 27 (14) | 21 (19) | 6 (7) | 0.02 |
Postgraduate training in orthotic/footwear prescription | 82 (41) | 62 (55) | 20 (23) | < 0.01 |