Research Article
Acceptance of 3D Printing by Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Survey Study
Table 3
Details on experience with 3D printing of the participants.
| Proportions of participants with 3D printing experience (, %) | Once worked with 3D printing technology | 37 (31.1%) | Never worked with 3D printing technology | 82 (68.9%) | Considered working with 3D printing technology | 33 (40.2%) | Never considered working with 3D printing technology | 49 (59.8%) |
| Actual experience with 3D printing () | Years of experience (, %) | | 1 year or less | 18 (49.6%) | 2 years | 6 (16.2%) | 3 years | 3 (8.1%) | 4 years | 4 (10.8%) | Longer than 4 years | 6 (16.2%) | Number of objects printed (information provided by ) (, %) | | 1 | 6 (19.4%) | 2-5 | 14 (45.2%) | >5 | 11 (35.5%) |
| Self-reported experience with 3D printing () | Self-reported levels of (mean, SD) | | Experience (range 1-5) | 2.54 (1.17) | Skill level (range 1-5) | 2.54 (1.07) | Enjoyment (range 1-5) | 4.05 (.70) | Difficulty (range 1-5) | 3.14 (SD.95) | Feeling capable of creating 3D printed objects on their own (, %) | 8 (21.6%) | Need help with creating 3D printed objects (, %) | 27 (73.0%) |
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