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Table 2 Outdoor-related therapy sessions delivered per stroke survivor by type of service provider, mean difference (95 % CI) and statistical significance (p) between type of service provider

From: Compliance with Australian stroke guideline recommendations for outdoor mobility and transport training by post-inpatient rehabilitation services: An observational cohort study

Therapy

All

Type of service provider

Mean difference between types of service providera

P * *

 

(n = 311)

OP(n = 84)

DT(n = 117)

HBR(n = 76)

TAC(n = 34)

DT relative to OP

HBR relative to OP

TAC relative to OP

Outdoor-related sessions per stroke survivor (number)

         

 Mean (SD)

2.1 (3.1)

1.4 (2.2)

1.4 (2.1)

2.0 (2.7)

6.8 (4.6)

0.0 (−0.7 to 0.6)

0.5 (−0.6 to 1.6)

5.4 (4.4 to 6.4)

<0.001

 Med (IQR)

1 (0–3)

0 (0–2)

1 (0–2)

1 (0–3)

6 (3–11)

    

  Outings (number)

         

   Mean (SD)

0.9 (2.1)

0.6 (1.3)

0.3 (0.8)

0.9 (1.7)

4.1 (4.1)

−0.3 (−0.5 to 0.0)

0.4 (−0.1 to 0.8)

3.5 (2.8 to 4.3)

<0.001

   Med (IQR)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1)

3 (0–7)

    

  Outdoor practice (number)

         

   Mean (SD)

0.9 (1.7)

0.6 (1.7)

0.9 (1.7)

0.7 (1.3)

2.0 (2.0)

0.3 (−0.4 to 0.9)

0.1 (−0.60.2 to 0.7)

1.4 (0.6 to 2.2)

0.01

   Med (IQR)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1)

(0–1)

2 (0–3)

    

  Outdoor information (number)

         

   Mean (SD)

0.3 (0.7)

0.3 (0.7)

0.3 (0.6)

0.4 (0.8)

0.7 (1.0)

0.0 (−0.2 to 0.2)

0.1 (−0.2 to 0.4)

0.5 (0.0 to 0.9)

0.02

   Med (IQR)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–1)

    
  1. OP outpatient, DT day therapy, HBR home-based rehabilitation, TAC transitional aged care
  2. aMean differences calculated from negative binomial GEE model
  3. **P value for any difference between the four groups