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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

From: Knowledge and utilization of manual therapy in the management of knee osteoarthritis by physical therapists in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (%)

Age, years

 Mean (SD)

31.79 (6.92)

 R²¹²Ô²µ±ð

19–60

Sex,

 M²¹±ô±ð

105 (53.3)

 F±ð³¾²¹±ô±ð

92 (46.7)

Height, m

 Mean (SD)

164.87 (14.69)

 R²¹²Ô²µ±ð

155–189

Weight, kg

 Mean (SD)

71.24 (15.65)

 R²¹²Ô²µ±ð

50–110

Highest qualification

 C±ð°ù³Ù¾±´Ú¾±³¦²¹³Ù±ð/¶Ù¾±±è±ô´Ç³¾²¹

50 (25.4)

 U²Ô»å±ð°ù²µ°ù²¹»å³Ü²¹³Ù±ð

37 (18.8)

 P´Ç²õ³Ù²µ°ù²¹»å³Ü²¹³Ù±ð

98 (49.7)

 P³ó.¶Ù.

12 (6.1)

Clinical experience (in years)

 1–3

61 (31)

 4–7

58 (29.4)

 8–11

31 (15.7)

 &²µ³Ù; 12

47 (23.9)

Work setting

 P³Ü²ú±ô¾±³¦

66 (33.7)

 P°ù¾±±¹²¹³Ù±ð

97 (49.5)

 B´Ç³Ù³ó

33 (16.8)

Location

 R¾±²â²¹»å³ó

60 (30.5)

 D²¹³¾³¾²¹³¾

88 (44.7)

 J±ð»å»å²¹³ó

23 (11.7)

 M²¹°ì°ì²¹³ó

7 (3.6)

 M±ð»å¾±²Ô²¹

4 (2)

 O³Ù³ó±ð°ù²õ

15 (7.6)

Specialization

 General practice

98 (50)

 M³Ü²õ³¦³Ü±ô´Ç²õ°ì±ð±ô±ð³Ù²¹±ô/°¿°ù³Ù³ó´Ç±è±ð»å¾±³¦

59 (30.1)

 N±ð³Ü°ù´Ç±ô´Ç²µ²â

10 (5.1)

 C²¹°ù»å¾±´Ç±è³Ü±ô³¾´Ç²Ô²¹°ù²â

4 (2)

 P±ð»å¾±²¹³Ù°ù¾±³¦²õ

7 (3.6)

 G±ð°ù¾±²¹³Ù°ù¾±³¦

3 (1.5)

 O³Ù³ó±ð°ù²õ

15 (7.7)

Registered with the Saudi Physical Therapy association?

 Y±ð²õ

81 (41.5)

 N´Ç

114 (58.5)

  1. SD: Standard deviation; %: Percentage