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Table 3 Paramedical care during the last month before assessment (N = 619)

From: Health care management adequacy among French persons with severe profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: a longitudinal study

  

All

 

SRC

 

RF

 

Children (< 18y)

Adults (> = 18y)

  

N = 619

 

N = 297

 

N = 322

 

N = 199

 

N = 420

 
  

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Prescribed physiotherapy sessions

no

149

25.3

91

30.6

58

19.9

8

4.3

141

35.1

yes (at least one)

440

74.7

206

69.4

234

80.1

179

95.7

261

64.9

Number of sessions performed

m [IQR]

8 [4-16]

 

16 [8-30]

 

8 [4-12]

 

12 [6-30]

 

8 [4-12]

 

Prescribed occupational therapy sessions

no

291

49.2

202

68

89

30.2

61

33.5

230

56.1

yes (at least one)

301

50.8

95

32

206

69.8

121

66.5

180

43.9

Number of sessions performed

m [IQR]

4 [2–6]

 

2 [2–2]

 

4 [2–8]

 

2 [2–4]

 

4 [2–8]

 

Prescribed psychomotor therapy sessions

no

323

56

188

63.3

135

48.2

49

27.4

274

68.8

yes (at least one)

254

44

109

36.7

145

51.8

130

72.6

124

31.2

Number of sessions performed

m [IQR]

4 [2–4]

 

2 [2–4]

 

4 [4–4]

 

4 [2–4]

 

4 [2–4]

 

Prescribed speech therapy sessions

no

516

91.8

292

98.3

224

84.5

137

80.1

379

96.9

yes (at least one)

46

8.2

5

1.7

41

15.5

34

19.9

12

3.1

Number of sessions performed

m [IQR]

4 [4–4]

 

2 [2–4]

 

4 [4–4]

 

4 [4–4]

 

4 [4–4]

 

Prescribed orthoptics sessions

no

530

96.2

281

94.6

249

98

143

88.8

387

99.2

yes (at least one)

21

3.8

16

5.4

5

2

18

11.2

3

0.8

Number of sessions performed

 

2 [2–2]

 

2 [1, 2]

 

4 [3–6]

 

2 [2–2]

 

4 [4–4]

 

Prescribed psychology sessions

no

310

52.6

224

75.4

86

29.5

72

40.2

238

58

yes (at least one)

279

47.4

73

24.6

206

70.5

107

59.8

172

42

Number of sessions performed

 

4 [1–4]

 

1 [1–1]

 

4 [4–4]

 

2 [1–4]

 

4 [4–4]

 

Prescribed special educator sessions

no

189

33.7

97

32.8

92

34.7

56

33.7

133

33.7

yes (at least one)

372

66.3

199

67.2

173

65.3

110

66.3

262

66.3

Number of sessions performed

m [IQR]

8 [4-30]

 

4 [2-4]

 

30 [20-30]

 

2 [0–4]

 

4 [0–20]

 

Prescribed dietary sessions

no

257

46.6

80

26.9

177

69.7

73

45.3

184

47.2

yes (at least one)

294

53.4

217

73.1

77

30.3

88

54.7

206

52.8

Number of sessions performed

 

1 [1–1]

 

1 [1–1]

 

1 [1–1]

 

1 [1–1]

 

1 [1–1]

 
  1. SRC Specialized rehabilitation centre, RF Residential facilities, N Numbers, % Percent, MD Missing data, ICU Intensive care unit, m [IQR] median [interquartile range]