Survey of Healthcare Professionals on Wheelchair Seating Referrals in Bahrain

A 2026 survey of 110 licensed healthcare professionals in Bahrain, primarily physical therapists, nurses, and medical doctors, investigates perceptions of Occupational Therapy in wheelchair seating. The dataset, authored by Yathreb Aladraj, includes responses on professional awareness, self-rated knowledge, referral history, and systemic barriers. Statistical analyses such as Pearson's Chi-Square and Binary Logistic Regression were performed to identify predictors of clinical referrals.

Use Cases

• Analyze the 'knowledge-practice gap' between awareness and referral rates based on survey responses.
• Identify predictors of referral behavior, such as formal training, using binary logistic regression results.
• Compare perceptions of Occupational Therapy effectiveness across different healthcare professional groups.
• Assess systemic barriers to referral, including awareness, availability, and cost, from participant-reported obstacles.

Strengths

• Survey includes 110 licensed healthcare professionals, providing a defined sample size.
• Data collection covers multiple professional groups: physical therapists (34.5%), nurses (27.3%), and medical doctors (18.2%).
• Statistical analyses include Pearson's Chi-Square, Kruskal–Wallis H tests, and Binary Logistic Regression.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects geographic bias inherent to figshare, being specific to Bahrain.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Descriptive cross-sectional survey.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 06:03:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bahrain