Table 2.
Regional comparison of weekly therapy/care utilization days† during the 12 months post-admission
| Therapy/care | All (N=6,206) | North Atlantic 1,622 (26.1) | Southeast 1,209 (19.5) | Midwest 1,109 (17.9) | Continental 1,009 (16.3) | Pacific 1,258 (20.0) | p-value‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation therapy | 6.4±4.4 | 6.6±4.4 | 7.2±4.4 | 5.9±4.4 | 5.7±4.2 | 6.2±4.3 | <0.0001 |
| Number of users | 4,695 (75.7) | 1,431 (88.2) | 1,005 (83.1) | 734 (66.2) | 655 (64.9) | 870 (69.2) | <0.0001 |
| Physical therapy | 2.7±1.8 | 2.9±1.9 | 3.0±1.8 | 2.4±1.8 | 2.4±1.7 | 2.7±1.8 | <0.0001 |
| Occupational therapy | 2.5±1.8 | 2.6±1.8 | 2.7±1.8 | 2.3±1.8 | 2.2±1.7 | 2.4±1.8 | <0.0001 |
| Speech therapy | 1.0±1.5 | 0.9±1.4 | 1.3±1.7 | 1.0±1.5 | 1.0±1.4 | 0.9±1.4 | <0.0001 |
| Respiratory therapy | 0.2±1.0 | 0.2±1.1 | 0.1±0.7 | 0.3±1.2 0.2 | ±0.9 | 0.2±1.0 | 0.0039 |
| Restorative nursing care | 5.9±6.2 6.1 | ±5.9 | 5.1±4.5 | 7.3±8.2 5.6 | ±6.3 | 5.5±5.5 | 0.0001 |
| Number of users | 1,867 (30.1) | 554 (34.2) | 279 (23.1) | 310 (28.0) | 297 (29.4) | 427 (33.9) | <0.0001 |
| Active range of motion | 1.4±1.8 1.6 | ±2.1 | 1.3±1.7 | 1.5±1.9 1.3 | ±1.6 | 1.3±1.7 | 0.1288 |
| Walking | 1.0±1.5 1.0 | ±1.5 | 1.0±1.4 | 1.3±1.8 1.0 | ±1.5 | 1.0±1.5 | 0.1214 |
| Passive range of motion | 1.0±1.7 1.2 | ±1.9 | 1.0±1.6 | 1.0±1.8 0.8 | ±1.4 | 1.0±1.7 | 0.0247 |
| Bed transfer | 0.6±1.5 0.5 | ±1.3 | 0.4±1.1 | 1.0±2.0 0.6 | ±1.4 | 0.5±1.4 | <0.0001 |
| Dressing and/or grooming | 0.6±1.6 0.7 | ±1.7 | 0.3±1.0 | 1.1±2.1 0.7 | ±1.7 | 0.3±1.3 | <0.0001 |
| Eating and/or swallowing | 0.4±1.2 0.4 | ±1.2 | 0.4±1.3 | 0.3±1.1 0.3 | ±1.1 | 0.4±1.3 | 0.3618 |
| Bed mobility | 0.3±1.2 0.3 | ±1.1 | 0.2±0.9 | 0.7±1.8 0.3 | ±1.1 | 0.2±1.0 | <0.0001 |
| Splint or brace assistance | 0.2±0.9 0.2 | ±1.0 | 0.3±0.9 | 0.3±1.1 0.2 | ±0.9 | 0.2±0.8 | 0.5124 |
| Communication | 0.1±0.5 0.0 | ±0.3 | 0.0±0.1 | 0.1±0.5 0.1 | ±0.6 | 0.1±0.8 | 0.0382 |
| All other restorative care | 0.2±0.8 0.1 | ±0.3 | 0.2±0.9 | 0.2±0.9 0.3 | ±0.9 | 0.3±1.0 | <0.0001 |
Notes: Data shown as n (%) or mean ± SD.
†
Utilization day refers to resident weekly use of the therapy recorded in each assessment document. A day is counted if a therapy or care was provided for at least 15 minutes.
‡
p-values were from multiple comparisons of geographic regions with ANOVA test.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; ANOVA, analysis of variance.