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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 12.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2016 Nov 22;166(3):164–171. doi: 10.7326/M16-0830

Table 3.

Frequency and Content of Occupational Therapy (OT) Intervention (n=91)

Number of OT home visits over 2 years, median(IQR) 18.0 (11, 21)
Total duration in hours of all OT home visits, median (IQR) 20.7 (13.4, 24.8)
Average duration in minutes of each home OT visit, median, (IQR) 68.5 (64.0, 73.2)
Number of OT telephone contacts between visits, median, (IQR) 17 (11, 22)
Percent of visits by OTs targeting these priorities, mean (95% CI)
  Transfers 66.5 (61.2 to 71.8)
  Household Mobility 64.5 (56.7 to 72.3)
  Standing 62.0 (56.7 to 72.3)
  Home Exercise Program 56.1 (50.5 to 61.6)
  Sitting 52.9 (46.1 to 59.8)
  Patient or Caregiver Education 41.8 (33.2 to 50.5)
  Cognition 39.6 (32.5 to 46.7)
  Meaningful Activity 36.0 (31.7 to 40.3)
  Energy Conservation 21.9 (16.7 to 27.0)
  Safety 21.0 (15.4 to 26.5)
  Activities of Daily Living 18.9 (13.9 to 23.9)
  Toileting 16.1 (12.0 to 20.2)
  Dressing Lower 13.1 (9.8 to 16.3)
  Dressing Upper 10.3 (7.4 to 13.3)
  Gross Motor Coordination 8.8 (6.0 to 11.7)
  Feeding 8.4 (6.0 to 10.9)
  Fine Motor Coordination 8.1 (5.6 to 10.6)
  Grooming 7.4 (4.8 to 10.1)
  Light Housekeeping 7.0 (4.6 to 9.5)
  Cooking 4.6 (2.5 to 6.8)
  Bathing Lower 3.3 (1.8 to 4.8)
  Bathing Upper 2.9 (1.5 to 4.3)

IQR: interquartile range; CI: confidence interval