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Table 6 Regression models for number of treatment visits in patients treated by a physical therapist in 2005, for the United States (FOTO), Israel (Maccabi) and the Netherlands (LiPZ), for the total patient population, patients treated for their lumbar spine and patients with ankle sprain

From: Comparing patient characteristics and treatment processes in patients receiving physical therapy in the United States, Israel and the Netherlands: Cross sectional analyses of data from three clinical databases

 

FOTO

Maccabi

LiPZ

Total population 1

b

SE

p

b

SE

p

b

SE

p

Constant (male, 50 years, acute complaints)

9.95

0.099

 

6.52

0.043

 

9.98

0.279

 

Female

-0.32

0.079

<0.001

0.32

0.039

<0.001

0.82

0.304

0.007

Age (in years)

0.01

0.002

<0.001

0.05

0.001

<0.001

0.13

0.009

<0.001

Sub acute complaints (reference = acute)

0.33

0.113

0.003

-0.01

0.052

0.953

1.78

0.378

<0.001

Chronic complaints (reference = acute)

0.60

0.103

<0.001

-0.80

0.046

<0.001

4.84

0.349

<0.001

Lumbar spine treated 2

         

Constant (male, 50 years, acute complaints)

8.09

0.143

 

5.44

0.102

 

8.85

0.409

 

Female

-0.11

0.120

0.345

0.57

0.066

0.062

0.75

0.487

0.126

Age (in years)

0.003

0.002

0.173

0.04

0.002

0.158

0.05

0.015

0.003

Sub acute complaints

0.81

0.172

<0.001

0.06

0.115

0.005

1.57

0.607

0.010

Chronic complaints (reference = acute)

1.248

0.149

<0.001

-0.25

0.104

-0.026

2.25

0.583

<0.001

Treated for ankle sprain 3

         

Constant (male, 50 years, acute complaints)

8.74

0.666

 

5.48

0.302

 

5.26

0.681

 

Female

-0.37

0.617

0.547

0.82

0.276

0.003

0.55

0.890

0.535

Age (in years)

0.01

0.021

0.759

0.03

0.009

0.001

0.01

0.027

0.597

Sub acute complaints

0.16

0.712

0.822

-0.35

0.307

0.251

1.56

1.181

0.188

Chronic complaints

2.59

0.783

0.001

0.64

0.340

0.058

3.09

1.394

0.028

  1. 1 Number of patients FOTO n = 35, 129, Maccabi n = 96,562, LiPZ n = 10,348
  2. 2 Number of patients FOTO n = 10,024, Maccabi n = 21,587, LiPZ n = 1,667
  3. 3 Number of patients FOTO n = 324, Maccabi n = 1,411, LiPZ n = 146