Table 4 Reasons for referral/prescription of physiotherapy services
Reason for prescription | Europe [%] (n = 72) | East [%] (n = 9) | North [%] (n = 23) | South [%] (n = 28) | West [%] (n = 12) | Fisher test p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosis as such | 63.9 | 55.6 | 78.3 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 0.1566 |
Acute exacerbation | 58.3 | 55.6 | 56.5 | 60.7 | 58.3 | 0.9849 |
Worsening of symptomes | 77.8 | 88.9 | 65.2 | 82.1 | 83.3 | 0.4506 |
Preventive care | 70.8 | 55.6 | 73.9 | 67.9 | 83.3 | 0.5538 |
Paliative care | 40.3 | 0.0 | 34.8 | 50.0 | 58.3 | 0.0186 |
Psychological issues | 37.5 | 22.2 | 26.1 | 39.3 | 66.7 | 0.1037 |
Other | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 0.9339 |
Hard health reasons | 95.8 | 88.9 | 95.7 | 100.0 | 91.7 | 0.2190 |
Soft health reasons | 77.8 | 55.6 | 73.9 | 82.1 | 91.7 | 0.2552 |
Number of reasons [median] | 4 | 3.0 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.1720a |