|
Characteristic
|
Options
|
UK
|
Australia
|
USA
|
|---|
|
(n = 336)
|
(n = 150)
|
(n = 311) [[11]]
|
|---|
| | |
%
|
%
|
%
|
|---|
|
Years in practice
|
0-5 years
|
31.7
|
42.0
|
20.6
|
|
6-10 years
|
21.7
|
18.7
|
14.8
|
|
11-15 years
|
15.5
|
12.0
|
15.1
|
|
>15 years
|
31.8
|
27.3
|
49.5
|
|
Practice settings
|
Hospital (outpatient)
|
39.0
|
42.0
|
46.0
|
|
Hospital (inpatient)*
|
NA*
|
40.0
|
37.6
|
|
Private practice
|
2.7
|
32.0
|
13.2
|
|
Community
|
36.0
|
34.0
|
-
|
|
Industry
|
0.0
|
2.0
|
-
|
|
Food Service
|
0.0
|
4.6
|
-
|
|
Academic
|
0.3
|
2.6
|
-
|
|
Research
|
0.9
|
5.3
|
-
|
|
Other
|
21.1
|
4.6
|
28.3
|
|
Caseload composed of food allergy patients**
|
<10%
|
31.0**
|
66.0
|
57.6
|
|
>10%
|
69.0**
|
34.0
|
42.4
|
|
Allergy training
|
During dietetic training
|
58.3
|
77.0
|
31.0
|
|
Post registration course
|
17.0
|
28.0
|
51.9
|
|
Postgraduate course
|
5.1
|
3.0
|
NA***
|
|
CPD resources currently used****
|
Academic journals
|
-
|
89.0
|
85.1
|
|
Academic websites
|
-
|
52.7
|
59.3
|
|
Dietetic/advocacy groups
|
-
|
70.1
|
72.0
|
|
Conferences
|
-
|
70.0
|
56.0
|
- NA = Not Applicable.
- *UK questionnaire did not specify inpatient or outpatient.
- **The UK respondents were not directly asked the proportion of their caseload comprised of FA patients. These figures relate to respondents who answered “not at all” or “slightly relevant” to the question “How relevant/applicable to your practice were the questions in this survey?”.
- ***USA questionnaire did not list “postgraduate course” as an option.
- ****UK questionnaire did not ask what CPD resources currently used.
