Table 3.
Regression coefficients for log total physiotherapy minutes according to different patient and service factors.
| Total physiotherapy minutes (log)n = 218,629. Clusters = 204 hospitals |
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|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Regression Coefficient | 95% Confidence Interval |
| Age | See spline diagram | |
| Sex | 0.03 | 0.02–0.04 |
| Stroke subtype (infarction without thrombolysis as reference) | ||
| Infarction with thrombolysis | 0.08 | 0.06–0.10 |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage | 0.00 | −0.01 to 0.02 |
| Pre-morbid mRS (mRS=0 as reference) | ||
| 1 | −0.01 | −0.04 to 0.02 |
| 2 | −0.04 | −0.07 to −0.01 |
| 3 | −0.10 | −0.14 to −0.06 |
| 4 | −0.22 | −0.25 to 0.18 |
| 5 | −0.39 | −0.44 to −0.33 |
| UTI or pneumonia in first 7 days | −0.05 | −0.07 to −0.02 |
| Co-morbidities | ||
| Congestive heart failure | −0.01 | −0.05 to 0.03 |
| Hypertension | 0.04 | 0.02–0.05 |
| Atrial fibrillation | −0.04 | −0.05 to −0.03 |
| Diabetes | −0.00 | −0.01 to 0.01 |
| Prior stroke/transient ischaemic attack | −0.02 | −0.03 to −0.01 |
| Stroke onset while already an inpatient | −0.11 | −0.14 to −0.08 |
| Stroke severity | See spline diagram | |
| Admitting hospital’s availability of ESD | See spline diagram | |
| Length of stay | See spline diagram | |
| Intercept | 3.07 | 2.92–3.23 |
ESD: early supported discharge.