Table 2.
Descriptive Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Residents Receiving Any Amount of PT in the 7 Days before Assessment in Five Canadian Provinces and One Canadian Territory (n=10,005)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 6,115 (61.1) |
| Age group | |
| <65 y | 803 (8.0) |
| 65–74 y | 943 (9.4) |
| 75–84 y | 2,689 (26.9) |
| ≥85 y | 5,570 (55.7) |
| Day of stay | |
| <365 d | 847 (8.5) |
| 365–730 d | 1,604 (16.0) |
| >730 d | 7,554 (75.5) |
| Potential for improvement—self-rated | 1,616 (16.7) |
| Potential for improvement—staff rated | 1,245 (12.8) |
| Clinical status | |
| No change (stable) | 6,559 (69.6) |
| Deteriorated | 2,385 (25.3) |
| Improved | 477 (5.1) |
| Conditions | 319 (3.2) |
| Multiple sclerosis | 319 (3.2) |
| Parkinson disease | 592 (6.1) |
| Pneumonia | 159 (1.6) |
| Stroke | 2,027 (20.3) |
| Any fracture | 1,480 (14.8) |
| Hip fracture | 1,130 (11.3) |
| Osteoporosis | 1,763 (18.2) |
| Arthritis | 3,120 (32.1) |
| Huntington's chorea | 12 (0.1) |
| ADL Hierarchy Scale score | |
| 0 (no impairment) | 505 (5.1) |
| 1–2 (mild impairment) | 1,717 (17.2) |
| 3–4 (moderate impairment) | 4,211 (42.1) |
| 5–6 (severe impairment) | 3,572 (35.7) |
| CPS score | |
| 0 (no impairment) | 1,387 (13.9) |
| 1–2 (mild impairment) | 2,853 (28.5) |
| 3–4 (moderate impairment) | 3,372 (33.7) |
| 5–6 (severe impairment) | 2,392 (23.9) |
PT=physical therapy; ADL=activities of daily living; CPS=cognitive performance scale.