Quality of physical therapy from a patient’s perspective; factor analysis on web-based survey data revealed three dimensions on patient experiences with physical therapy

Table 2 Patient characteristics in comparison to representative sample

		Patient experience (n = 2,213 patients)	National representative sample 2010¹²n = 13,180 patients
		%	%
Gender patients	male	37.7	40.4
Age patients	0-11 years	1.7	2.7 (0–14 y)
	12-18 years	4.4
	19-24 years	4.5	18.8 (15–24 y)
	25-44 years	32.1	26.5
	45-64 years	44.8	37.7
	65 years and older	12.6	22.2
Direct access		32.2	42.6
Chronic (more than 18 sessions)		18.8	16.7

ISSN: 1472-6963