Table 1.

Definitions for Data-Collection Form

Term	Definition
Patient visits	Any visit by the physiotherapist to a patient (may be a 5-minute “check” or a 30-minute treatment). If the patient requires two or more separate assessment and treatment sessions, each session represents one patient visit.
Screens	Any in-person check of the patient or review of patient records or discussion with the nurse and/or doctor for the purpose of assessing the need for physiotherapy treatment over the weekend
Treatment (single)	Any therapeutic intervention provided by one physiotherapist
Treatment (double)	Any therapeutic intervention that required two or more members of the health care team (minimum of one physiotherapist)
Patients seen for “chest” reasons	Any patient seen for a respiratory problem (e.g., sputum retention, postoperative). Other reasons patients may have been seen by PWS include mobility issues not related to weekend discharge from the hospital, mobility issues to facilitate weekend discharge from the hospital, and range of motion problems/exercises.