Research Article
Acceptance of 3D Printing by Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Survey Study
Table 1
Demographic information about participants.
| Age | | Chronological age (in years) | | Range | 19–75 | Mean (SD) | 35 (12.69) | Technology generations (, %) | | Electromechanical generation | 6 (5.0) | Software generation | 52 (44.7) | Virtual 3D generation | 61 (51.3) |
| Gender (, %) | | Male | 19 (16.0%) | Female | 98 (82.4%) | Other | 1 (0.8%) | Undisclosed | 1 (0.8%) |
| Background (, %) | | Continent of residence | | Europe | 81 (68.1%) | North America | 5 (4.2%) | Australia and New Zealand | 14 (11.8%) | Asia | 4 (3.3%) | South America | 1 (0.8%) | Africa | 14 (11.8%) | Developing economies | 19 (16%) | Developed economies | 100 (84%) |
| Early adopter status (mean, SD) | | Tendency to adopt new technology (range 1-5) | 2.80 (.85) |
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