Barriers to the use of direct access according to allied health professionals; an exploration among Dutch physiotherapists, dietitians, and health insurers

Table 1 Background characteristics of allied health professionals in the interviews (N = 13)

Allied health professionals
• Physiotherapists	7¹
• Dietitians	6
Gender
• Male	4
• Female	9
Age
• 39 and younger	3
• 40–49	1
• 50–59	4
• 60 and older	5
Owner of a practice
• Yes	6
• No	7
Years of experience working as an allied health professional
• 0–5	2
• 6–10	1
• More than 10	10
How urban the area in which the practice is located is²
• Highly urbanised	8
• Slightly urbanised	1
• Less urban/rural	4

Notes:
1) One participant was not currently practising as a physiotherapist, although she was still employed within a practice and intended to return to the role as a physiotherapist soon.
2) Highly urbanised is an address density of 1,500 addresses or more per km2. Slightly urbanised is an address density of 1,000 to 1,500 addresses per km2. Less urbanised is an address density of a maximum of 1,000 addresses per km2 [33]

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