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Table 3 Presence of the different caseload management behaviours in the included case notes (n = 154)

From: Clinicians' caseload management behaviours as explanatory factors in patients' length of time on caseloads: a predictive multilevel study in paediatric community occupational therapy

  

Proportion of cases in which the behaviour was recorded

 

Assessment:

 

1.

Established child's strengths

93%

2.

Established child's difficulties

97%

3.

Communicated assessment outcomes to parents/carers in writing

83%

 

Formulating therapy goals and plans

 

4.

Established treatment goals

33%

5.

Established methods for achieving treatment goals

26%

 

Treatment:

 

6.

Provided treatment

57%

 

Evaluating progress:

 

7.

Monitored progress against treatment goals

19%

8.

Reported (i.e. established and recorded) treatment outcomes

26%

9.

Placed the child on review

47%

10.

Established a goal for placing the child on review

12%

 

Discharging:

 

11.

Established reasons for discharge

72%

12.

Provided a discharge summary or letter

85%

13.

On the summary or letter, stated criteria for a re-referral to the service

5%

14.

Circulated the summary or letter to parents/carers

79%