Table 3.
Characteristics of rehabilitation resource settings
| Year | ASC | Non-ASC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Medical setting(%)* | ||||||
| Medical center | 8.0 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 16.3 |
| Metropolitan hospital | 32.2 | 26.7 | 27.3 | 35.0 | 33.8 | 35.1 |
| Local Hospital | 28.5 | 31.0 | 31.6 | 21.8 | 23.4 | 24.1 |
| Clinic | 31.3 | 30.7 | 29.4 | 26.7 | 25.8 | 24.5 |
| Teaching hospital(%)* | ||||||
| Yes | 42.6 | 40.2 | 40.3 | 55.1 | 53.9 | 54.6 |
| No | 57.4 | 59.8 | 59.7 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 45.4 |
| Location(%)* | ||||||
| Taipei | 40.7 | 46.5 | 51.1 | 29.8 | 32.8 | 43.8 |
| North | 23.7 | 20.7 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 19.4 |
| Central | 11.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 14.1 |
| South | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 7.9 |
| Kaohsiung and Pingtung | 15.6 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 13.2 |
| East | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
Location: Taipei is the largest city in Taiwan and the city with the most healthcare resources. The East region is the most rural area and the region with the fewest healthcare resources
*p < 0.001 (comparing the overall mean for the 3 years in the ASC and non-ASC groups)