Research Article
Current Physical Therapy Practice in the Intensive Care Unit in Saudi Arabia: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 1
Demographic data of the participants.
| | | All | Government regulated | Privately regulated | | n = 124 | Primary hospitals | Secondary hospitals | Tertiary hospitals | Private hospital |
| | Age years (SD) | 28.5 (6.9) | 34.4 (3.7) | 29.4 (5.3) | 32.7 (6.1) | 25.9 (6.9) |
| | Experience as PT, n (%) | | | | | | | 1–3 | 19 (15.3%) | 4 (3.2%) | 0 | 13 (10.5%) | 2 (1.6%) | | 4–6 | 13 (10.4%) | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (2.4%) | 4 (3.2%) | 5 (4.0%) | | 7-8 | 19 (15.3%) | 4 (3.2%) | 2 (1.6%) | 12 (9.7%) | 1 (0.8%) | | 9-10 | 16 (12.9%) | 2 (1.6%) | 5 (4%) | 6 (4.8%) | 3 (2.4%) | | >10 | 57 (45.9%) | 1 (0.8%) | 5 (4%) | 48 (38.7%) | 3 (2.4%) | | Total | 124 (100%) | 12 (9.6%) | 15 (12.1%) | 83 (66.9%) | 14 (11.2%) |
| | ICU experience as PT, n (%) | | | | | | | No experience | 11 (8.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 6 (4.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (2.4%) | | 1–3 | 12 (9.6%) | 2 (1.6%) | 7 (5.6%) | 2 (1.6%) | 1 (0.8%) | | 4–6 | 4 (3.2%) | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | 2 (1.6%) | 1 (0.8%) | | 7-8 | 19 (15.3%) | 3 (2.4%) | 3 (2.4%) | 11 (8.9%) | 2 (1.6%) | | 9-10 | 11 (8.8%) | 1 (0.8%) | 2 (1.6%) | 5 (4%) | 3 (2.4%) | | >10 | 67 (54%) | 11 (8.9%) | 13 (10.5%) | 39 (31.5%) | 4 (3.2%) | | Total | 124 (100%) | 18 (14.5%) | 32 (25.8%) | 60 (48.3%) | 14 (11.2%) |
| | Working hours (mean) | 8 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 |
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Note. PT, physiotherapist; n, number; SD, standard deviation; %, percentage; ICU, intensive care unit.
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