Table 4 Demographics of children registered in FYSIOPRIM Trondheim and data from Trondheim Municipality
FYSIOPRIM Trondheim 01.05.16–30.04.17 (n = 162) | Trondheim Municipalitya 25.09–03.11.17 (n = 72) | |
|---|---|---|
Variables | n (%) | n (%) |
Sex | ||
Female | 71 (43.8) | 28 (38.9) |
Male | 91 (56.2) | 44 (61.1) |
Age | ||
0–1 years | 99 (61.1) | 41 (56.9) |
2–3 years | 26 (16.0) | 15 (20.8) |
4–6 years | 12 (7.4) | 2 (2.8) |
7–9 years | 10 (6.2) | 7 (9.7) |
10–12 years | 12 (7.4) | 5 (6.9) |
13–16 years | 3 (1.9) | 2 (2.8) |
17–18 years | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Referral entity | ||
Primary health care center | 82 (50.6) | 45 (62.5) |
Hospital | 29 (17.9) | 10 (13.9) |
Personnel in kindergarten | 24 (14.8) | 5 (6.9) |
Personnel in school | 8 (4.9) | 1 (1.4) |
School health care services | 8 (4.9) | 4 (5.6) |
Children’s and family’s services | 2 (1.2) | 1 (1.4) |
General practitioner | 3 (1.9) | 3 (4.2) |
Occupational therapist | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Proxy/parents | 5 (3.1) | 3 (4.2) |
Other | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) |
Cause of referral | ||
Motor development | 52 (32.1) | 23 (31.9) |
Asymmetry (0–1 years) | 47 (29.0) | 22 (30.1) |
Orthopedics (gait, foot alignment) | 26 (16.0) | 16 (22.2) |
Preterm | 10 (6.2) | 1 (1.4) |
Diagnosis/syndrome | 5 (3.1) | 3 (4.2) |
Advice physical activity | 5 (3.1) | 1 (1.4) |
Multidisciplinary assessment | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.4) |
Heart or lung disease | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) |
Other | 15 (9.3) | 5 (6.9) |