Table 3.
Characteristics from the participating practices and patients in comparison to representative samples
| Survey data | EHR data | National representative samples 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | N | % | N | % | N | |
| Patient characteristics | ||||||
| Male | 42.2 | 164,090 | 44.3 | 45,408 | 39.312 | 9,301 |
| Direct access patients | 38.3 | 164,164 | 44.0 | 86,282 | 46.912 | 9,301 |
| Age categories | ||||||
| Age 0-14 | 6.4 | 164,090 | 3.4 | 45,012 | 2.612 | 9,301 |
| Age 15-24 | 8.7 | 164,090 | 9.6 | 45,012 | 9.812 | 9,301 |
| Age 25-44 | 27.8 | 164,090 | 26.6 | 45,012 | 23.512 | 9,301 |
| Age 45-64 | 35.7 | 164,090 | 37.1 | 45,012 | 27.512 | 9,301 |
| Age 65 and older | 21.3 | 164,090 | 23.3 | 45,012 | 26.612 | 9,301 |
| Chronica | 16.0 | 152,796 | 8.9 | 86,282 | 16.012 | 9,301 |
| Total N | 164,164 | 86,282 | ||||
| Therapist characteristics | ||||||
| Male | 47.9 | 5,960 | 49.0 | 5,938 | 45.213 | 16,521 |
| Age (mean) | 44.3 | 5,727 | 44.3 | 5,706 | 4213 | 16,521 |
| Total N | 5,960 | 5,960 | ||||
| Practice characteristics | ||||||
| No of therapists per practice | ||||||
| 1 | 3.2 | 1,934 | 3.2 | 1,929 | 30.713 | 4,770 |
| 2 | 18.8 | 1,934 | 18.7 | 1,929 | 14.813 | 4,770 |
| 3-4 | 33.6 | 1,934 | 34.0 | 1,929 | 22.913 | 4,770 |
| 5+ | 44.5 | 1,934 | 44.2 | 1,929 | 31.613 | 4,770 |
| Mono disciplinary | 71.4 | 2,351 | 71.3 | 2,431 | 6114 | 1,969 |
| Multidisciplinary | 28.6 | 2,351 | 28.7 | 2,431 | 3914 | 1,969 |
| Total N | 2,356 | 2,440 | ||||
aChronic patients are defined as having treatment episodes of 3 months or more