Table 1.
Survey responses regarding health care context of airway clearance services (ACSs), n (%).
| All data (n = 91) | Private (n = 4) | Public - metropolitan (n = 34) | Public - non-metropolitan (n = 53) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation providing ACS, | |||||
| Public health service | 86 (95) | 0 (0) | 33 (97) | 53 (100) | |
| Private healthcare | 4 (4) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Not for profit organisation | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | |
| Location of the ACS | |||||
| Inner city | 6 (7) | 0 (0) | 6 (18) | 0 (0) | |
| Metropolitan | 32 (35) | 4 (100) | 28 (82) | 0 (0) | |
| Regional | 20 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 20 (38) | |
| Rural | 31 (34) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 31 (58) | |
| Remote | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | |
| ACS venues | |||||
| Public hospital | 67 (74) | 0 (0) | 25 (74) | 42 (79) | |
| Private hospital | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Community clinic | 15 (16) | 0 (0) | 6 (18) | 9 (17) | |
| Primary care setting | 11 (12) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 9 (17) | |
| Clients home | 29 (32) | 2 (50) | 12 (35) | 15 (28) | |
| Outpatient setting | 22 (24) | 3 (75) | 7 (21) | 12 (23) | |
| Othera | 10 (11) | 2 (50) | 2 (6) | 6 (11) | |
| State or territory the ACS operates from | |||||
| Queensland | 16 (18) | 1 (25) | 6 (18) | 9 (17) | |
| New South Wales | 43 (47) | 1 (25) | 15 (44) | 27 (51) | |
| Victoria | 13 (14) | 1 (25) | 3 (9) | 9 (17) | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | |
| South Australia | 8 (9) | 1 (25) | 4 (12) | 3 (6) | |
| Tasmania | 4 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 3 (6) | |
| Western Australia | 5 (5) | 0 (0) | 4 (12) | 1 (2) | |
| Northern Territory | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
| Number of ACS sites (primary & outreach) | |||||
| 1 | 53 (58) | 2 (50) | 23 (68) | 28 (53) | |
| 2 | 18 (20) | 0 (0) | 7 (21) | 11 (21) | |
| 3 | 10 (11) | 2 (50) | 2 (6) | 6 (11) | |
| 4 | 4 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 3 (6) | |
| 5 or more | 6 (7) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 5 (9) | |
| ACS delivery (primary site) | |||||
| 1:1 face to face | 90 (99) | 4 (100) | 34 (100) | 52 (98) | |
| Group based | 33 (36) | 1 (25) | 10 (29) | 22 (42) | |
| Phone consultation | 20 (22) | 1 (25) | 15 (44) | 4 (8) | .000 |
| Tele-health | 8 (9) | 1 (25) | 6 (18) | 1 (2) | .008 |
| Otherb | 3 (3) | 1 (25) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | |
| ACS delivery (outreach site) | |||||
| N/A | 61 (67) | 4 (100) | 25 (74) | 32 (60) | |
| 1:1 face to face delivery | 30 (33) | 0 (0) | 9 (26) | 21 (40) | |
| Group based delivery | 9 (10) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 7 (13) | |
| Phone consultation | 5 (5) | 0 (0) | 4 (12) | 1 (2) | |
| Tele-health delivery | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 2 (4) | |
ACS: airway clearance service. For p values <.05 the values were in bold
a‘Inpatient hospital’, ‘hospital admission risk Program’
b‘Telehealth’.