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. 2023 Nov 9;18(11):e0289876. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289876

Table 2. ICU-related profile of respondents.

JP (n = 76) PH (n = 45) TW (n = 43) p value
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