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Table 3 Demographics of adult and older patients registered in FYSIOPRIM Trondheim and data from Trondheim Municipality

From: Characteristics, course and outcome of patients receiving physiotherapy in primary health care in Norway: design of a longitudinal observational project

 

FYSIOPRIM Trondheim

01.05.16–24.09.17

(n = 655)

FYSIOPRIM Trondheim

25.09–03.11.17

(n = 68)

Trondheim Municipalitya

25.09–03.11.17

(n = 72)

Variables

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

 Female

419 (64.1)

42 (61.8)

46 (63.9)

 Male

235 (35.9)

26 (38.2)

26 (36.1)

 Missing

1

0

0

Age

 18–59 years

35 (5.3)

3 (4.4)

6 (8.5)

 60–69 years

59 (9.0)

5 (7.4)

9 (12.7)

 70–79 years

152 (23.2)

21 (30.9)

14 (19.7)

 80–89 years

291 (44.4)

28 (41.2)

34 (47.9)

 90+ years

118 (18.0)

11 (16.2)

8 (11.3)

 Missing

0

0

1

Living conditions

 In own home

586 (89.7)

63 (92.7)

49 (72.1)

 Institution

67 (10.3)

5 (7.4)

19 (27.9)

 Missing

2

0

4

Referral entity

 Health and welfare center

150 (22.9)

13 (19.1)

21 (29.2)

 Patient/proxy

138 (21.1)

14 (20.6)

18 (25.0)

 General practitioner

120 (18.3)

15 (22.1)

6 (8.3)

 Home based services

83 (12.7)

12 (17.6)

7 (9.7)

 Hospital

82 (12.5)

7 (10.3)

8 (11.1)

 Rehabilitation center

28 (4.3)

2 (2.9)

1 (1.4)

 Occupational therapist

19 (2.9)

1 (1.5)

4 (5.6)

 Multidisciplinary team

13 (2.0)

1 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

 Other/unknown

22 (3.4)

3 (4.4)

7 (9.7)

Cause of referral

 Geriatrics/functional deterioration/fall

180 (27.5)

14 (20.6)

25 (34.7)

 Orthopedics

96 (14.7)

10 (14.7)

7 (9.7)

 Neurology

73 (11.1)

11 (16.2)

9 (12.5)

 Musculoskeletal

65 (9.9)

5 (7.4)

5 (6.9)

 Heart or lung disease

27 (4.1)

4 (5.9)

2 (2.8)

 Cancer

21 (3.2)

4 (5.9)

4 (5.6)

 Syndrome

4 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.8)

 Psychiatry

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.8)

 Early intervention

112 (17.1)

9 (13.2)

5 (6.9)

 ADL rehabilitation/reablement

54 (8.2)

8 (11.8)

3 (4.2)

 Other/unknown

22 (3.2)

3 (4.4)

8 (11.1)

  1. FYSIOPRIM Research Program for Physiotherapy in Primary Health Care
  2. aData from Trondheim Municipality for adult and older patients receiving physiotherapy services from municipally employed physiotherapists and who were not included in FYSIOPRIM