Research Article

Acceptance of 3D Printing by Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Survey Study

Table 1

Demographic information about participants.

Age
 Chronological age (in years)
  Range19–75
  Mean (SD)35 (12.69)
 Technology generations (, %)
  Electromechanical generation6 (5.0)
  Software generation52 (44.7)
  Virtual 3D generation61 (51.3)

Gender (, %)
 Male19 (16.0%)
 Female98 (82.4%)
 Other1 (0.8%)
 Undisclosed1 (0.8%)

Background (, %)
 Continent of residence
  Europe81 (68.1%)
  North America5 (4.2%)
  Australia and New Zealand14 (11.8%)
  Asia4 (3.3%)
  South America1 (0.8%)
  Africa14 (11.8%)
 Developing economies19 (16%)
 Developed economies100 (84%)

Early adopter status (mean, SD)
 Tendency to adopt new technology (range 1-5)2.80 (.85)