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was 22 years. The respondents from the PT group had an average age of 23
years, while the respondents from the OT group had an average age of 21 years
(Table 3).

Table 1. Distribution of respondents by gender.

Gender PT OT Total PT+OT
M 36 (26%) 10 (7%) 46 (17%)
F 102 (74%) 126 (93%) 228 (83%)
TOTAL M+F 138 (100%) 136 (100%) 274 (100%)

M – male; F – female; total M+F – combined results for male and female respondents;
PT – physiotherapy study group; OT – occupational therapy study group; total PT+OT
– combined result for the physiotherapy and occupational therapy groups

Table 2. Distribution of respondents by year of study.
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Year of study PT OT Total PT+OT
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First year 14 (10%) 58 (43%) 72 (26%)
Second year 38 (28%) 24 (17%) 62 (23%)
Third year 86 (62%) 54 (40%) 140 (51%)
Total 138 (100%) 136 (100%) 274 (100%)

PT – physiotherapy study group; OT – occupational therapy study group; total PT+OT
– combined results for the physiotherapy and occupational therapy study groups; First year
– first year of study; Second year – second year of study; Third year – third year of study

Table 3. Distribution of respondents by age.

N M SD
PT 138 23 6,28
OT 136 21 2,94
Total PT+OT 274 22 5,05

PT – physiotherapy study group; OT – occupational therapy study group; total FT+RT
– combined results for the physiotherapy and occupational therapy groups; N – number
of respondents; M – median; SD – standard deviation

Questionnaire
The respondents filled in an online questionnaire designed for this study. The
questionnaire was accessible on the Google Forms platform. In the introduc-
tory part of the questionnaire, they were informed about the aim and purpose
of the study. The study received a positive opinion from the Ethics Committee
of the University of Applied Health Sciences in Zagreb. The questionnaire was
anonymous and the respondents could withdraw at any time while complet-
ing the questionnaire.
The questionnaire consisted of two parts. The first part consisted of a
structured questionnaire on general socio-demographic characteristics con-