| Characteristic | No. (%) of respondents (n = 311) |
|---|---|
| Discipline | |
| Medicine | 194 (62.4) |
| Physiotherapy | 117 (37.6) |
| Type of practice* | |
| Medical and/or surgical ICU | 269 (86.5) |
| Cardiovascular ICU | 134 (43.1) |
| Trauma ICU | 126 (40.5) |
| Neurological ICU | 122 (39.2) |
| Burn ICU | 60 (19.3) |
| Clinical experience, yr | |
| < 5 | 90 (28.9) |
| 5-20 | 160 (51.4) |
| > 20 | 61 (19.6) |
Note: ICU = intensive care unit.
*Some respondents practised in more than 1 type of ICU.