Table 1 Summary of demographic and working experience of the study sample
From: Use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) by orthopedic surgeons in Saudi Arabia
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 36 (13.7%) |
Male | 226 (86.3%) |
Age (years) | |
< 34 | 75 (28.66%) |
35 to 44 | 102 (38.9%) |
45 to 54 | 53 (20.2%) |
> 55 | 32 (12.21%) |
Years of clinical experience (years) | |
0 to 4 | 44 (16.8%) |
5 to 9 | 57 (21.8%) |
10 to 14 | 69 (26.3%) |
15 to 19 | 40 (15.3%) |
20 or more | 52 (19.8%) |
Familiarity with existing universal PROMs | |
No | 155 (59.2%) |
Yes | 107 (40.8%) |
Familiarity with specific PROMs for trauma and orthopedic patients | |
No | 110 (42.0%) |
Yes | 152 (58.0%) |
Current use of PROMs | |
Both, in daily clinical work and research | 6 (2.29%) |
No, I do not use PROMs | 181 (69.1%) |
Yes, for research purposes only | 45 (17.2%) |
Yes, infrequently in daily clinical work | 17 (6.49%) |
Yes, regularly in daily clinical work | 13 (4.96%) |