Table 2. ICU-related profile of respondents.
JP (n = 76) | PH (n = 45) | TW (n = 43) | p value | |
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ICU work experience, n (%) | ||||
<1 year to 3 years | 12 (15.79) | 25 (57.78) | 24 (55.81) | 0.000 b |
4–6 years | 20 (26.32) | 11 (24.44) | 5 (11.63) | |
7–9 years | 11 (14.47) | 5 (11.11) | 1 (2.33) | |
10 years and more | 33 (43.42) | 3 (6.67) | 13 (30.23) | |
Type of ICU, n (%) # | ||||
Medical | 69 (90.79) | 41 (91.11) | 34 (79.07) | 0.125a |
Surgical | 68 (89.47) | 32 (71.11) | 36 (83.72) | 0.034 a |
Neonatal | 16 (21.05) | 9 (20) | 9 (20.93) | 0.990a |
Pediatric | 8 (10.53) | 21 (46.67) | 11 (25.58) | 0.000 a |
Neurologic | 43 (56.58) | 35 (77.78) | 23 (53.49) | 0.030 a |
Cardiac | 65 (85.53) | 13 (28.89) | 31 (72.09) | 0.000 a |
Others | 4 (5.26) | 5 (11.11) | 7 (16.28) | 0.153b |
Hiring department, n (%) | ||||
Rehabilitation/PT | 73 (96.05) | 45 (100) | 40 (93.02) | 0.207b |
ICU | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Others | 3 (3.95) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.98) | |
Status of ICU posting, n (%) | ||||
Full-time | 5 (6.58) | 2 (4.44) | 2 (4.65) | 1.000b |
Temporary | 71 (93.42) | 43 (95.56) | 41 (95.35) | |
Duration of posting, n (%) | ||||
<1 month | 3 (3.95) | 15 (33.33) | 3 (6.98) | 0.000 a |
1–3 months | 2 (2.63) | 9 (20) | 0 (0) | |
Half year | 2 (2.63) | 2 (4.44) | 16 (37.21) | |
Whole year | 12 (15.79) | 11 (24.44) | 2 (4.65) | |
Will not rotate | 57 (75) | 8 (17.78) | 22 (51.16) | |
ICU stay/day, n (%) | ||||
<30–60 minutes | 20 (26.32) | 32 (71.11) | 25 (58.14) | 0.000 b |
1–2 hours | 18 (23.68) | 12 (26.67) | 10 (23.26) | |
3–4 hours | 18 (23.68) | 1 (2.22) | 4 (9.30) | |
5–6 hours | 8 (10.53) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.98) | |
7 hours and more | 12 (15.79) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.33) | |
Engagement in on-call ICU PT service, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 27 (35.53) | 20 (44.44) | 0 (0) | 0.000 a |
No | 49 (64.47) | 25 (55.56) | 43 (100) | |
Time of on-call ICU PT, n (%) $ | ||||
Within the 6–8 hours work | 23 (85.19) | 8 (40) | not applicable | 0.000 b |
After the 6–8 hours work | 1 (3.70) | 10 (50) | not applicable | |
During and after the 6–8 hours work | 3 (11.11) | 2 (10) | not applicable | |
ICU physical therapists in hospital, (%) | 36.12 | 73.90 | 31.13 | 0.133* |
Source of ICU patient referral, n (%) | ||||
Direct access | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.000 a |
Intensivist | 60 (78.95) | 4 (8.89) | 2 (4.65) | |
Physiatrist | 1 (1.32) | 22 (48.89) | 3 (6.98) | |
Intensivist + Physiatrist | 15 (19.74) | 19 (42.22) | 38 (88.37) | |
Number of ICU patients/day, n (%) | ||||
1–2 | 26 (34.21) | 13 (24.07) | 15 (34.88) | 0.117b |
3–4 | 18 (23.68) | 15 (27.78) | 6 (13.95) | |
5–6 | 13 (17.11) | 12 (22.22) | 7 (16.28) | |
7–8 | 6 (7.89) | 4 (7.41) | 7 (16.28) | |
9–10 | 5 (6.58) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.33) | |
>10 | 8 (10.53) | 1 (1.85) | 7 (16.28) | |
PT-patient ratio, n (%) | ||||
One | 25 (32.89) | 21 (38.89) | 19 (44.19) | 0.002 b |
Two | 10 (13.16) | 10 (18.52) | 9 (20.93) | |
Three | 1 (1.32) | 5 (9.26) | 4 (9.3) | |
1 with other HC practitioner | 39 (51.32) | 7 (12.96) | 11 (25.58) | |
2 with other HC practitioner | 1 (1.32) | 2 (3.70) | 0 (0) |
#multiple answers possible;
$Comparison between Japan and the Philippines only; JP, Japan; PH, the Philippines; TW, Taiwan; ICU, intensive care unit; PT, physical therapy; HC, health care; numbers in bold indicate p < 0.05
a Pearson chi-square test
b Fisher’s exact test
* One-way ANOVA