Table 4.
Lumbar spinal fusion patients’ contacts in the primary health sector (n=88) following in-hospital rehabilitation. Aarhus, 1996–2000
| 3–6 | 7–12 | 13–24 | Cumulative period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| General practitioners | 412 (377) | 52.0 (61.6) | 753 (671) | 46.9 (51.7) | 1349 (1139) | 53.2 (60.1) | 2514 (2187) | 51.0 (57.7) |
| Physiotherapists | 348 (210) | 43.9 (34.3) | 796 (571) | 49.6 (44.0) | 1069 (667) | 42.2 (35.2) | 2213 (1448) | 44.9 (38.1) |
| Psychiatrics or psychologists | 7 (7) | 0.9 (1.1) | 14 (14) | 0.9 (1.1) | 26 (2) | 1.0 (0.1) | 47 (23) | 1.0 (0.6) |
| Rheumatologists or physiologists | 7 (-) | 0.9 (-) | 18 (18) | 1.1 (1.4) | 16 (13) | 0.6 (0.7) | 41 (31) | 0.8 (0.8) |
| Chiropractors | 1 (1) | 0.1 (0.2) | 13 (11) | 0.8 (0.8) | 16 (16) | 0.6 (0.8) | 30 (28) | 0.6 (0.7) |
| Others | 17 (17) | 2.1 (2.8) | 12 (12) | 0.7 (0.9) | 58 (58) | 2.3 (3.1) | 87 (87) | 1.8 (2.3) |
| Total | 792 (612) | 100.0 (100.0) | 1,606 (1,297) | 100.0 (100.0) | 2,534 (1,895) | 100.0 (100.0) | 4,932 (3,804) | 100.0 (100.0) |
Contacts are distributed in intervals of follow-up (months post surgery). In bracket, per protocol analysis (n=79)