Table 2.
Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Hospital Characteristics, by Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Servicea
| Overall totals, n (%) | Total Sample, N (%) | Both Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, % | Physical Therapy Only, % | Occupational Therapy Only, % | Neither Physical Therapy nor Occupational Therapy, % | Pb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104,295 (100) | 64,159 (61.5) | 23,014 (22.0) | 1784 (1.7) | 15,338 (15.0) | ||
| Patient-level characteristics (%) | ||||||
| Age group | ||||||
| 66–70 | 12,903 (12.37) | 58.97 | 20.10 | 2.36 | 18.56 | <.0001 |
| 71–75 | 16,573 (15.89) | 60.14 | 21.26 | 2.12 | 16.48 | |
| 76–80 | 21,021 (20.16) | 61.73 | 21.84 | 1.84 | 14.59 | |
| 81–85 | 24,461 (23.45) | 63.38 | 22.66 | 1.34 | 12.62 | |
| 85+ | 29,337 (28.13) | 61.71 | 23.05 | 1.41 | 13.83 | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 42,163 (40.43) | 61.19 | 21.57 | 1.86 | 15.37 | .0020 |
| Female | 62,132 (59.57) | 61.74 | 22.40 | 1.61 | 14.25 | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 86,653 (83.08) | 61.75 | 21.68 | 1.73 | 14.83 | <.0001 |
| Black | 10,633 (10.20) | 63.30 | 21.76 | 1.72 | 13.21 | |
| Other | 7009 (6.72) | 55.90 | 27.29 | 1.41 | 15.39 | |
| Dual-eligible | ||||||
| Yes | 15,172 (14.55) | 55.89 | 25.92 | 1.54 | 16.66 | <.0001 |
| No | 89,123 (85.45) | 62.48 | 21.41 | 1.74 | 14.37 | |
| Resident zip income quartile | ||||||
| 1 (low) | 17,440 (16.72) | 58.21 | 24.64 | 1.50 | 15.65 | <.0001 |
| 2 | 24,331 (23.33) | 60.94 | 21.82 | 1.67 | 15.57 | |
| 3 | 26,936 (25.83) | 63.55 | 20.46 | 1.82 | 14.17 | |
| 4 (high) | 35,588 (34.12) | 62.00 | 22.19 | 1.76 | 14.06 | |
| Resident zip education quartile | ||||||
| 1 (low) | 17,746 (17.02) | 56.07 | 26.32 | 1.54 | 16.07 | <.0001 |
| 2 | 27,753 (26.61) | 60.26 | 22.90 | 1.68 | 15.17 | |
| 3 | 32,387 (31.05) | 62.73 | 21.24 | 1.73 | 14.31 | |
| 4 (high) | 26,409 (25.32) | 65.02 | 19.35 | 1.83 | 13.80 | |
| Number of CCW chronic conditions | ||||||
| 0 | 9534 (9.14) | 63.65 | 20.57 | 1.91 | 13.89 | <.0001 |
| 1 | 8511 (8.16) | 63.89 | 19.67 | 1.77 | 14.66 | |
| 2 | 12,049 (11.55) | 61.50 | 21.43 | 1.86 | 15.21 | |
| 3 | 15,364 (14.73) | 62.02 | 21.10 | 1.80 | 15.09 | |
| 4 | 16,117 (15.45) | 60.89 | 22.58 | 1.79 | 14.73 | |
| 5 | 14,144 (13.56) | 61.41 | 22.47 | 1.66 | 14.46 | |
| 6+ | 28,576 (27.40) | 60.24 | 23.58 | 1.50 | 14.68 | |
| Prior hospitalization (last 12 mo) | ||||||
| Yes | 35,429 (33.97) | 60.33 | 23.00 | 1.66 | 15.01 | <.0001 |
| No | 68,866 (66.03) | 62.13 | 21.59 | 1.74 | 14.55 | |
| Length of stayc | 4.8 (3.5) | 4.3 (3.3) | 3.3 (2.9) | 3.2 (2.8) | 4.7 (3.5) | <.0001 |
| ICU stayc | ||||||
| Yes | 52,916 (50.74) | 64.88 | 20.44 | 1.60 | 13.08 | <.0001 |
| No | 51,379 (49.26) | 58.05 | 23.75 | 1.82 | 16.38 | |
| Feeding tube | ||||||
| Yes | 4443 (4.26) | 74.48 | 15.85 | 1.15 | 8.53 | <.0001 |
| No | 99,852 (95.74) | 60.94 | 22.34 | 1.74 | 14.98 | |
| Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) | ||||||
| Yes | 5016 (4.81) | 76.93 | 13.60 | 1.59 | 7.86 | <.0001 |
| No | 99,279 (95.19) | 60.74 | 22.49 | 1.72 | 15.05 | |
| Hospital characteristics | ||||||
| Location | ||||||
| Urban | 91,705 (87.93) | 63.22 | 21.00 | 1.75 | 14.03 | <.0001 |
| Rural | 12,590 (12.07) | 49.12 | 29.83 | 1.40 | 19.65 | |
| Profit status | ||||||
| Yes | 13,440 (12.89) | 54.84 | 28.07 | 1.23 | 15.86 | <.0001 |
| No | 90,855 (87.11) | 62.50 | 21.18 | 1.78 | 14.54 | |
| Teaching status | ||||||
| Major | 23,696 (22.72) | 63.81 | 20.01 | 2.28 | 13.90 | <.0001 |
| Limited | 24,757 (23.74) | 63.69 | 20.56 | 1.68 | 14.06 | |
| No affiliation | 55,842 (53.54) | 59.58 | 23.60 | 1.48 | 15.33 | |
| Hospital volume | ||||||
| 1 (≤123) | 23,268 (22.31) | 50.72 | 29.16 | 1.61 | 18.51 | <.0001 |
| 2 (124–228) | 27,348 (26.22) | 61.13 | 22.72 | 1.48 | 14.67 | |
| 3 (229–370) | 26,498 (25.41) | 65.68 | 18.98 | 1.68 | 13.65 | |
| 4 (≥371) | 27,181 (26.06) | 67.09 | 18.34 | 2.06 | 12.51 | |
| Hospital with rehabilitation unit | ||||||
| Yes | 52,245 (50.09) | 67.55 | 16.88 | 1.85 | 13.72 | <.0001 |
| No | 52,050 (49.91) | 55.46 | 27.27 | 1.57 | 15.70 | |
| Hospital with swing bed | ||||||
| Yes | 3932 (3.77) | 46.08 | 31.56 | 1.25 | 21.11 | <.0001 |
| No | 100,363 (96.23) | 62.12 | 21.69 | 1.73 | 14.46 | |
aCCW = Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse; ICU = intensive care unit.
bThe P value was compared between patient and hospital characteristics with the 4 groups.
cDepicted as mean and standard deviation.