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Table 3 Time (days) from receipt of physiotherapy referral to contact with family

From: Central intake to improve access to physiotherapy for children with complex needs: a mixed methods case report

Priority

Period

n

Mean (sd)

Median

p-value

Orthopedic & Neurodevelopmental Services Combined

 1

Pre a

207

3.9 (9.3)

1

0.003

Post b

491

1.8 (5.5)

1

 2

Pre

758

10.5 (10.4)

8

0.56

Post

3174

9.6 (6.7)

8

 3

Pre

62

16.7 (15.9)

13.5

0.06

Post

608

12.2 (9.0)

10

Neurodevelopmental Service Only

 1

Pre

33

11.2 (17.9)

5

0.16

Post

22

9.5 (19.3)

0

 2

Pre

263

12.3 (13.1)

9

<0.0001

Post

814

8.0 (6.9)

7

 3

Pre

9

18.6 (25.3)

13

0.64

Post

258

11.8 (8.6)

9

Orthopedic Service Only

 1

Pre

174

2.5 (5.6)

1

0.07

Post

469

1.4 (3.5)

1

 2

Pre

495

9.6 (8.6)

8

<0.001

Post

2360

10.1 (6.6)

9

 3

Pre

53

16.4 (14.1)

14

0.10

Post

350

12.4 (9.3)

10

  1. Bold p-values indicate a result that is statistically significant at α =0.05
  2. aPre: refers to the pre-central intake implementation period
  3. bPost: refers to the post-central intake implementation period