Demographic profile of respondents*
| Variable | Count (%) | |
| Country | Denmark | 50 (15.5) |
| Sweden | 66 (20.5) | |
| Ireland | 28 (8.7) | |
| Belgium | 178 (55.3) | |
| Gender | Female | 243 (75.5) |
| Male | 79 (24.5) | |
| Age | 18–24 | 7 (2.2) |
| 25–34 | 54 (16.8) | |
| 35–44 | 81 (25.2) | |
| 45–54 | 89 (27.6) | |
| 55–64 | 87 (27.0) | |
| 65–74 | 4 (1.2) | |
| Profession | Occupational therapist | 30 (9.3) |
| Physiotherapist | 242 (75.2) | |
| Registered nurse | 42 (13.0) | |
| Others† | 8 (2.5) | |
| Place of work | Hospital part-time | 60 (18.6) |
| Hospital full-time | 94 (29.2) | |
| Private part-time | 18 (5.6) | |
| Private full-time | 104 (32.3) | |
| Primary part-time | 1 (0.3) | |
| Primary full-time | 3 (0.9) | |
| Mixed place of work | 26 (8.1) | |
| Other | 16 (5.0) | |
| Patients treated with arthritis—% | <5% | 97 (30.1) |
| 6–10% | 63 (19.6) | |
| 11–25% | 33 (10.2) | |
| 26–50% | 25 (7.8) | |
| 51–75% | 26 (8.1) | |
| 76–100% | 76 (23.6) | |
| Other | 2 (0.6) | |
| Important to measure PA (n=312) | Yes | 286 (91.7) |
| No | 26 (8.3) | |
| Want further PA education (n=258) | Yes | 226 (87.6) |
| No | 32 (12.4) | |
| Want on-line further education on PA (n=258) | Yes | 214 (82.9) |
| No | 44 (17.1) | |
| SQUASH—(total minutes per week) Mean (SD) | 3874 (2,231.0) |
*Total n=322.
†Others—podiatrists, rheumatologists, social worker and pharmacist.
PA, physical activity; SQUASH, Short Questionnaire to Assess Health Enhancing Physical Activity.