Table 4 Number of health care encounters with other health care professionals identified in administrative and self-reported data for individual participants over the 12-months following pulmonary rehabilitation
| Â | Administrative data | Self-report data | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medicare benefits schedule | Medical record | Phone calls | Diaries | |
Podiatrist | 0–7 | 0–14 | 0–17 | 0–2 |
Nurse | 0–4 | 0–48 | 0–77 | 0–5 |
Optometrist | 0–3 | Nil | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Dentist | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–1 |
Dietician | 0–3 | 0–10 | 0–4 | Nil |
Physiotherapist | 0–5 | 0–36 | 0–70 | 0–20 |
Psychologist | 0–10 | 0–9 | 0–4 | 0–5 |
Occupational therapist | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | Nil |
Speech pathologist | Nil | 0–3 | Nil | Nil |
Social worker | Nil | 0–1 | Nil | Nil |
Pharmacist | Nil | 0–5 | Nil | Nil |
Total number | 261 | 665 | 858 | 72 |