Research Article
Acceptance of 3D Printing by Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Survey Study
Table 2
Occupational background of the participants.
| | Experience | | | Status (, %) | | | Student | 18 (15.1%) | | Professional OT | 101 (84.9%) | | Working experience of professional participants (in years) | | | Range | 0–53 | | Mean (SD) | 13.33 (11.36) | | Work context | | | Setting (, %) | | | Rehabilitation centre | 33 (27.7%) | | Nursing home or care home | 13 (10.9%) | | Hospital | 13 (10.9%) | | Care facility for people with disabilities | 7 (5.9%) | | Mental health care facility | 6 (5.0%) | | Own practice | 17 (14.3%) | | Collective practice for primary care | 15 (12.6%) | | School (regular or special education) | 12 (10.1%) | | Day activity centre | 5 (4.2%) | | Other extramural organizations (incl. governments) | 13 (10.9%) | | OT teacher | 15 (12.6%) | | Other | 5 (4.2%) | | Area of expertise | | | Neurology | 50 (42.0%) | | Paediatrics | 46 (38.7%) | | Geriatrics | 33 (27.7%) | | Orthopaedics | 28 (23.5%) | | Hand injuries | 24 (20.2%) | | Complex/multiple intellectual disabilities | 22 (18.5%) | | Other (psychiatric/mental health care, chronic pain, rheumatology, oncology, cardiology, surgery, and lung diseases) | 77 (64.7%) |
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