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Table 4 Time (days) from receipt of physiotherapy referral to appointment

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

Prea

636

12.8 (19.6)

4

0.81

Postb

1770

13.2 (20.2)

5

 2

Pre

838

23.7 (16.3)

20

0.60

Post

3039

22.7 (14.3)

20

 3

Pre

75

32.5 (21.2)

29

0.60

Post

597

30.2 (16.7)

26

Neurodevelopmental Service Only

 1

Pre

163

30.7 (25.5)

27

0.11

Post

384

34.8 (26.9)

30

 2

Pre

289

29.8 (17.9)

28

<0.0001

Post

811

24.3 (17.0)

21

 3

Pre

12

37.3 (30.4)

21

0.87

Post

255

31.7 (16.4)

28

Orthopedic Service Only

 1

Pre

473

6.6 (12.1)

1

0.43

Post

1385

7.3 (12.5)

1

 2

Pre

549

20.4 (14.3)

17

<0.0001

Post

2228

22.1 (13.1)

20

 3

Pre

63

31.6 (19.2)

32

0.25

Post

342

29.1 (16.9)

26

  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