A Survey of Occupational Therapists on a New Tool for Sensory Processing

Table 1

Therapist characteristics ().

Occupational therapy qualifications	Country of qualification	Years of occupational therapy practice experience	Years of practice experience with children	Practice area with children (therapists could nominate more than one area)	Completed postgraduate training
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree (), master’s degree (), bachelor’s degree ()	Australia (), UK (), South Africa ()	Mean (SD): 14.48 (11.87); Range: 1–40; Median: 10.5	Mean (SD): 11.7 (8.67); Range: 1–27; Median: 10	Schools (); Clinic (); Home visits (); Preschool (); CAMHS (); Hospital (); Adult clients in addition to children ()	Yes (); No ()

Key: SD: standard deviation; CAMHS: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. Many therapists noted more than one practice area, so the “Practice area…” column adds to more than 20.