Table 2 Basic information of respondents
From: Renal rehabilitation learning in Japanese physical therapy schools: a fact-finding study
All | Renal Rehab Education group | No Renal Rehab Education group | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | 154 | 123 | 31 | ||
Age | 30 s | 38 (24.7) | 36 (29.3) | 2 (6.5) | 0.006 |
40s | 64 (41.6) | 51 (41.5) | 13 (41.9) | ||
50s | 42 (27.3) | 31 (25.2) | 11 (35.5) | ||
60s | 10 (6.5) | 5 (4.1) | 5 (16.1) | ||
Gender | Female | 19 (12.3) | 16 (13.0) | 3 (9.7) | 0.55 |
Male | 132 (85.7) | 105 (85.4) | 27 (87.1) | ||
Other | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
No response | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (3.2) | ||
Occupation | Physical therapist | 154 (100.0) | 123 (100.0) | 31 (100.0) | — |
(multiple answers OK) | Other | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
Involvement in internal medicine physical therapy education? (Yes) | 140 (90.9) | 113 (91.9) | 27 (87.1) | 0.48 | |
Academic qualification | Specialist cardiovascular physical therapy | 26 (16.9) | 21 (17.1) | 5 (16.1) | 1 |
(multiple answers OK) | Specialist respiratory physical therapy | 25 (16.2) | 17 (13.8) | 8 (25.8) | 0.17 |
Specialist diabetes physical therapy | 19 (12.3) | 16 (13.0) | 3 (9.7) | 0.77 | |
Certificated physical therapist in cardiovascular disease | 15 (9.7) | 12 (9.8) | 3 (9.7) | 1 | |
Certificated physical therapist in pulmonary disease | 15 (9.7) | 10 (8.1) | 5 (16.1) | 0.19 | |
Certificated physical therapist in metabolic disease | 9 (5.8) | 8 (6.5) | 1 (3.2) | 0.69 | |
Registered instructor of cardiac rehabilitation | 41 (26.6) | 37 (30.1) | 4 (12.9) | 0.07 | |
Certified heart failure educator | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | |
Tripartite-certified respiratory therapist | 63 (40.9) | 50 (40.7) | 13 (41.9) | 1 | |
Certified diabetes educator in Japan | 12 (7.8) | 12 (9.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.13 | |
Registered instructor of renal rehabilitation | 14 (9.1) | 14 (11.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.07 | |
Other | 12 (7.8) | 8 (6.5) | 4 (12.9) | 0.26 | |
None | 39 (25.3) | 31 (25.2) | 8 (25.8) | 1 | |