Table 2.
Therapy Characteristics and Motor Functional Independence Measure Efficiency by Injury Group
| Neurological injury group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therapy characteristics | C1–4 AIS A,B,C | C5–8 AIS A,B,C | T–S5 AIS A,B,C | AIS D | Total |
| Occupational therapy, sample size | 34 | 38 | 78 | 109 | 259 |
| total hours; mean (SD) | 93.2 (50.2) | 100.4 (39.5) | 46.3 (21.9) | 30.4 (23.5) | 53.3 (41.2) |
| Physical therapy, sample size | 34 | 38 | 78 | 109 | 259 |
| total hours; mean (SD) | 79.8 (43.2) | 77.0 (31.6) | 34.1 (26.2) | 22.5 (22.5) | 41.2 (36.4) |
| Kinesiology, sample size | 23 | 34 | 75 | 82 | 214 |
| total hours; mean (SD) | 9.9 (6.6) | 11.3 (8.3) | 8.1 (8.0) | 4.8 (4.6) | 7.5 (7.2) |
| Total hours of therapy (OT, PT, Kins); mean (SD) | 179.7 (91.7) | 187.6 (67.6) | 88.2 (43.9) | 56 (45.2) | 100.4 (77.5) |
| Occupational therapy; hours per week | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Physical therapy; hours per week | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Kinesiology; hours per week | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Total hours of therapy (OT, PT, Kins) per week | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| Length of stay; mean (SD) | 201.1 (103) | 216.6 (93.8) | 119.7 (52.2) | 70.1 (55.1) | 122.4 (89.25) |
| Motor FIM efficiency; mean (SD) | 0.18 (0.3) | 0.17 (0.1) | 0.41 (0.3) | 0.58 (0.4) | 0.42 (0.4) |
AIS, American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale; SD, standard deviation; OT, occupational therapy; PT, physical therapy; Kins, kinesiology; FIM, Functional Independence Measure.