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Undirected recruitment by e-mail (n=1,704, 100%)
Responded (n=243, 14.3%)*
Included (n=217, 12.7%) of which:
neurology specialized PTs, n=38 (17.5%);
neurology and geriatric focused PTs, n=58 (26.7%);
other PTs, n=61 (28.1.0%); PT students n=60
(27.7%)
Excluded (n=26):
non-PTs (n=7);
same PT filled in a form twice (n=1);
cancellation before any answer given (n=18)
Fully completed the SCTs (n=211, 12.4%) of which:
neurology specialized PTs n=37 (17.5%);
neurology and geriatric focused PTs n=57 (27.0%);
other n=61 (29.0%); PT students n=56 (26.5)
Not completed (n=6):
neurology specialized n=1;
neurology and geriatric focused n=1;
other n=0; students n=4
Fig. 2. Recruitment of participants. Flowchart
of the physical therapists (PTs) invited and
analysed in this study. *n = 11 missing due
to cancelled forms or incorrect log-in before
providing information on the group. SCT:
script concordance test.
Participants Construct validity of Script concordance test
A total of 211 participants fully completed the SCT,
divided into 4 different groups of PTs (Fig. 2). Par-
ticipants’ characteristics, experience, education and
SCT scores are summarized in Table II. Complete
datasets for the regression analysis were available for
210 subjects. ANOVA analysis showed statistically significant diffe-
rences in SCT scores between the 4 groups (p < 0.001).
Levene’s test revealed that population variances were
equal (p > 0.05). The Bonferroni test showed statistically
significant differences (p < 0.01) between the mean SCT
score of the group specializing in neurology and the
Table II. Participants’ characteristics. Note: there are small variations in the numbers of missing values, with a maximum of 2 subjects
missing per group per characteristic
Groups
Neurology
Neurology or
specialization geriatric focus Other or no
specialization Student PT
Participants, n 37 57 61 56
Characteristics
Sex, %, male
Age, mean (SD) 81.1
42 (10) 75.4
40 (11) 73.8
41 (13) 62.5
21 (2.5)
16 (19)
14 (15)
40 (9) 13 (18)
9 (17)
20 (25) 16 (24)
9 (12)
2 (9) –
–
–
13.5
27.1
21.6
37.8
86.5 10.5
59.6
12.3
14.0
91.2 49.2
16.4
8.2
26.2
67.2 –
–
–
–
–
Education
Entry level education, %
Not yet graduated in PT
Bachelor’s degree in PT
Master’s degree or PhD
Self-reported rating of guideline knowledge (0–10), median (IQR)
Frequency of reading scientific literature on stroke care per year, median (IQR)
Acquainted with international clinical practice guideline(s) in stroke rehabilitation, %
Dutch Neurorehabilitation course successfully completed, %
Participating in additional professional development activities, %
Registered in Dutch Central Quality Register for Physical Therapy, % –
94.6
5.4
7 (1)
5 (8)
13.5
64.9
100
94.6 –
93.0
7.0
7 (1)
2 (5)
0
33.3
47.5
96.5 –
96.7
3.3
6 (1)
0 (2)
0
1.6
16.4
100 98.2
–
1.8
6 (1)
0 (1)
0
–
–
–
Script concordance test (SCT)
Score in % of the maximum score, means (SD)
Time spent to fill in the SCTPTS by all groups, min, mean (SD) 69.4 (6.7)
140 (70) 65.2 (7.6) 59.0 (6.3) 58.6 (7.0)
Experience
Years of employment as a PT, median (IQR)
Years of employment within group specialization, median (IQR)
Number of unique stroke patients treated in past 12 months, median (IQR)
Current work setting, %
Community practice
Nursing home
Rehabilitation Center
Hospital
Working in a team, %
SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; PT: physical therapists.
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