Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics among respondents (N = 358)
From: Patient satisfaction with outpatient physical therapy in Saudi Arabia
Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
Age groups | ||
≤ 30 | 120 | 33.5% |
31–50 | 187 | 52.2% |
> 50 | 51 | 14.2% |
Gender | ||
Male | 83 | 23.2% |
Female | 275 | 76.8% |
Educational status | ||
Less than secondary | 50 | 14.0% |
Secondary | 80 | 22.3% |
College or higher | 228 | 63.7% |
Occupation | ||
Working | 149 | 41.6% |
Student | 64 | 17.9% |
Retired | 36 | 10.1% |
Unemployed | 109 | 30.4% |
Body parts treated | ||
Neck and shoulder | 54 | 15.3% |
Back | 108 | 30.5% |
Upper limb | 54 | 15.3% |
Lower limb | 94 | 26.6% |
Multiple areas | 25 | 7.1% |
Others | 19 | 5.4% |
Time spent in the clinic (min) | ||
0–15 min | 76 | 21.2% |
16–30 min | 165 | 46.1% |
31–60 min | 87 | 24.3% |
> 60 min | 30 | 8.4% |
Pain duration in the body parts treated | ||
Last 3 months | 87 | 24.3% |
Last 6 months | 52 | 14.5% |
Last year | 219 | 61.2% |
Physical therapy treatment times during last year | ||
This is the first time | 114 | 31.8% |
2–4 times | 127 | 35.5% |
> 4 times | 117 | 32.7% |
Post treatment health status | ||
Better | 272 | 76.0% |
No change | 61 | 17.0% |
Worse | 25 | 7.0% |
Physical therapy speciality | ||
Musculoskeletal | 237 | 66.9% |
Neurology | 60 | 16.9% |
Sport injuries | 25 | 7.1% |
Women’s Health | 16 | 4.5% |
Others | 16 | 4.5% |
City of treatment | ||
Riyadh | 263 | 80.9% |
Outside Riyadh | 62 | 19.1% |