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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