TABLE 2.
Physiotherapy utilization and associated costs, by period
| Services Total # in the corresponding entire period (mean; SD by quarter) [median by quarter] | Costs Total $ in the corresponding entire period (mean; SD by quarter) [median by quarter] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992Q1–1994Q4 | 1995Q1–1999Q1 | 1999Q2–2002Q4 | 1992Q1–1994Q4 | 1995Q1–1999Q1 | 1999Q2–2002Q4 | |
| Ontario WSIB claim | 1,466 (122.2; 67.6) [103] |
935 (55; 41.5) [46] |
227 (15.1; 27.2) [2] |
42,266.00 (3,522.17; 2,974.14) [2,959.50] |
17,520.00 (1,030.59; 1,138.48) [756.00) |
4,266.00 (284.40; 501.79) [54.00] |
| Health insurance carriers | 1,249 (104.1; 50.5) [98] |
1,190 (70; 80.2) [23] |
295 (19.7; 6.4) [19] |
15,149.60 (1,262.47; 635.98) [1,195.60] |
30,679.00 (1,804.65; 809.85) [1,671.40] |
25,836.49 (1,722.43; 926.44) [1,496.20] |
| Special fund | NA | 7,813 (459.6; 331.2) [630] |
5,641 (626.8; 511.7) [353] |
NA | 418,483.48 (24,616.68; 19,164.42) [33,007.64] |
303,576.92 (33,730.77; 28,156.14) [17,242.91] |
| On-site | NA | NA | 14,153 (943.5; 237.3) [1,021.0] |
NA | NA | 576,607.85 (38,440.5; 8,132.83) [40,663.76] |
| Total | 2,715 (226.3; 81.5) [234.0] |
9,938 (584.6; 264.9) [718.0] |
20,316 (1,354.4; 552.7) [1,281.0] |
57,415.60 (4,784.63; 3,047.06) [4,740.30] |
466,682.48 (27,451.91; 18,643.55) [35,155.24] |
910,287.26 (60,685.82; 25,007.48) [52,133.98] |