Attitudes and experiences towards the application of motivational interviewing by podiatrists working with people with diabetes at high-risk of developing foot ulcers: a mixed-methods study

Table 1 Demographic data of the podiatrists

	MI-trained podiatrists (N = 18)	Non-MI-trained podiatrists (N = 4)	P-values
Age (median (y), IQR)	28.5 (26–34.75)	38.5 (31.5–47.5)	0.060
Gender (M/F)	10/8	0/4	0.044 ^*
Experience as podiatrist (median (y), IQR)	4.5 (2.5–10.75)	14.75 (8.00–23.25)	0.039 ^*
Experiences with MI			0.706
Unknown	1 (5.6%)	-
Unfamiliar with MI	3 (16.7%)	-
Familiar with the name MI	9 (50.0%)	2 (50.0%)
MI knowledge	5 (27.8%)	2 (50.0%)

Note: F female, IQR interquartile range, M male, MI motivational interviewing, N number, y year. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding
^* Significantly difference, p < 0.05

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