| |
Control period
|
Intervention period
|
|---|
|
Patient characteristics
|
n = 1252
|
n = 1861
|
|
Gender [n (%)]
|
|
Female
|
743 (59%)
|
1172 (63%)
|
|
Male
|
509 (41%)
|
689 (37%)
|
|
Age [years, mean(SD)]
|
43 (30)
|
41 (29)
|
|
Referral reason [n (%)]
|
|
Musculoskeletal
|
408 (33%)
|
862 (46%)
|
|
Neurological
|
113 (9%)
|
51 (3%)
|
|
Developmental assessment
|
304 (24%)
|
340 (18%)
|
|
Incontinence
|
350 (28%)
|
511 (27%)
|
|
General function (e.g. falls, mobility, home assessment)
|
77 (6%)
|
97 (5%)
|
|
Referral source [n (%)]*
|
|
Hospital
|
243 (19%)
|
279 (15%)
|
|
Medical practitioner
|
412 (33%)
|
673 (36%)
|
|
Self/relative/carer
|
146 (12%)
|
151 (8%)
|
|
Community service provider
|
450 (36%)
|
757 (41%)
|
|
First discipline appointment n (%)
|
|
Physiotherapist
|
695 (56%)
|
1333 (72%)
|
|
Occupational therapist
|
64 (5%)
|
70 (4%)
|
|
Speech pathologist
|
179 (14%)
|
96 (5%)
|
|
Nurse
|
238 (19%)
|
241 (13%)
|
|
Medical specialist
|
62 (5%)
|
106 (6%)
|
|
Social worker
|
9 (1%)
|
6 (< 1%)
|
|
Dietician
|
5 (< 1%)
|
9 (< 1%)
|
- *One patient with missing data in each group
