Table 1 Participant Demographics and PPE Experience Data
From: Musculoskeletal practices for the preparticipation physical examination
Total providers contacted | 6871 |
Total responses | 616a |
Practice location (n = 496) | |
Rural | 56 (11.29%) |
Suburban | 263 (53.02%) |
Urban | 177 (35.69%) |
Years practicing (n = 497) | |
1-5 | 184 (37.02%) |
6-10 | 96 (19.32%) |
11-15 | 65 (13.08%) |
15-20 | 54 (10.87%) |
>20 | 98 (19.72%) |
Primary Practice Setting (n = 616) | |
Outpatient Primary Care | 147 (23.86%) |
General Orthopedics | 17 (2.76%) |
Sports Orthopedics | 78 (12.66%) |
Primary Care Sports Medicine | 314 (50.97%) |
Pediatrics | 8 (1.30%) |
Other | 36 (5.84%) |
Residency Completed (n = 504) | |
Family Medicine | 360 (71.43%) |
Internal Medicine | 30 (5.95%) |
Orthopedic Surgery | 1 (0.20%) |
Emergency Medicine | 18 (3.57%) |
Pediatrics | 47 (9.33%) |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 35 (6.94%) |
Other | 13 (2.58%) |
Sports Medicine Fellowship Training (n = 496) | |
Yes | 439 (88.51%) |
No | 57 (11.49%) |
Team Physician (n = 495) | |
Yes | 393 (79.39%) |
No | 102 (20.61%) |
Level of Sport Covered (n = 616) | |
High School | 283 (45.94%) |
Club | 75 (12.18%) |
College | 273 (44.32%) |
Professional | 122 (19.81%) |
National Team | 51 (8.28%) |
Other (Dance, military, semi-pro, roller derby, endurance events) | 12 (1.95%) |
Training for PPE (n = 616) | |
Medical School | 139 (22.56%) |
Residency | 314 (50.97%) |
Fellowship | 380 (61.69%) |
Continuing Medical Education | 123 (19.97%) |
PE Literature | 174 (28.25%) |
Other (undergraduate education, experience, colleagues) | 9 (1.46%) |
Familiarization of 4th Edition PPE Monograph (n = 466) | |
Yes | 383 (82.19%) |
No | 83 (17.81%) |
Use of PPE Monograph as guideline (n = 382) | |
Disagree Strongly | 4 (1.05%) |
Disagree Moderately | 8 (2.09%) |
Disagree Slightly | 13 (3.40%) |
Agree Slightly | 50 (13.09%) |
Agree Moderately | 180 (47.12%) |
Agree Strongly | 127 (33.25%) |
Satisfied with MSK screening exam for CURRENT injury (n = 466) | |
Yes | 431 (92.49%) |
No | 35 (7.51%) |
Satisfied with MSK screening exam for FUTURE injury (n = 466) | |
Yes | 194 (41.63%) |
No | 272 (58.37%) |
Location where PPE is performed most commonly (n = 616) | |
Normal office patient encounter | 370 (60.06%) |
On-field with team | 16 (2.60%) |
Gymnasium | 201 (32.63%) |
Physical Therapy Clinic | 18 (2.92%) |
Athletic Training Room | 264 (42.86%) |
Other | 43 (6.98%) |
Age groups most commonly assessed (years) (n = 466) | |
<12 | 5 (1.07%) |
13-18 | 258 (55.36%) |
18-25 | 198 (42.49%) |
>25 | 5 (1.07%) |
Number of PPE performed yearly (n = 466) | |
0-25 | 63 (13.52%) |
26-50 | 77 (16.52%) |
51-75 | 68 (14.59%) |
76-100 | 54 (11.59%) |
>100 | 204 (43.78%) |