Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating physicians and occupational therapists

Type of physician, N (%)

0,92

 General practitioner

11 (30,6%)

13 (29,5%)

 Medical specialist

25 (69,4%)

31 (70,5%)

Age, mean (SD)

49,7 (7,5)

(n = 29)

48,6 (8,0)

(n = 38)

0,60

Range

36-63

26-61

Women, N (%)

17 (47,2%)

17 (38,6%)

0,44

Active as MD (years), mean (SD)

22,0 (7,1)

(n = 27)

20,74 (7,1)

(n = 35)

0,50

Range

10-34

6-35

Experience dementia (years), mean (SD)

17,1 (6,6)

(n = 27)

17,2 (7,1)

(n = 33)

0,98

Range

5-30

5-31

Specialization in Geriatrics, N (%)

17 (53,1%)

(n = 32)

24 (58,5%)

(n = 41)

0,64

Specialized (years), mean (SD)

11,8 (7,4)

(n = 15)

11,6 (7,7)

(n = 24)

0,94

Range

3-24

1-26

Occupational therapist (OT)

Age (years), mean (SD)

38,5 (10,7)

35,8 (9,9)

0,23

Range

22 – 58

(n = 36)

22 – 57

(n = 54)

Women, N (%)

36 (100%)

54 (93,1%)

0,11

Qualified (years), mean (SD)

13,7 (8,9)

(n = 34)

13,4 (10,1)

(n = 44)

0,90

Active as OT (years), mean (SD)

13,7 (8,5)

(n = 35)

13,2 (9,4)

(n = 44)

0,96

Post-graduate completed (months), mean (SD)

13,0 (21,8)

13,7 (23,1)

0,90

Range

1 – 120

(n = 34)

1 – 101

(n = 43)

Experience dementia (years), mean (SD)

7,5 (6,2)

(n = 35)

7,8 (7,1)

(n = 43)

0,81

Cases according to COTiD*, N (%)

0,25

 0

8 (22,9%)

12 (27,3%)

 1-5

21 (60%)

29 (65,9%)

 6-10

3 (8,6%)

3 (6,8%)

 11-15

3 (8,6%)

0 (0%)

 16-20

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 More than 20

0 (0%)

0 (0%)