Attitudes and diagnostic practice in low back pain: A qualitative study amongst Greek and British physiotherapists

Table 1 Physiotherapists’ profile

Characteristics	Greek PTs (n = 125) [% (n)]	British PTs (n = 29) [% (n)]	P value (χ2 test)
Sex
Male	57.6 (72)	24.1 (7)	0.053
Female	39.2 (49)	51.7 (15)
Missing data/not reported	3.2 (4)	24.1 (7)
LBP clinical experience (yr)
< 1	3.2 (4)	3.4 (1)	0.0021
1-5	28 (35)	3.4 (1)
6-10	28 (35)	24.1 (7)
> 11	40.8 (51)	65.2 (19)
Type of work
NHS based	35.2 (44)	75.8 (22)	0.671
Private practitioner	49.6 (62)	6.8 (2)
Community work (private)	10.4 (13)	3.4 (1)
Other (educational, etc.)	4.8 (6)	6.8 (2)

¹χ² test is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. PTs: Physiotherapists; LBP: Low back pain; NHS: National Health Service.