Table 3.

Service provision characteristics of airway clearance services (ACSs), n (%).

	All data (N = 91)	Private (N = 4)	Public –Metropolitan (N = 34)	Public - Non-metropolitan (N = 53)	p Value
Average wait time for ACSs
<1 week	22 (24)	3 (75)	6 (18)	13 (25)
1–3 weeks	37 (41)	1 (25)	14 (41)	22 (42)
3–6 weeks	12 (13)	0 (0)	6 (18)	6 (11)
6 weeks-3 months	8 (9)	0 (0)	5 (15)	3 (6)
3 months +	1 (1)	0 (0)	1 (3)	0 (0)
N/A	5 (5)	0 (0)	1 (3)	4 (8)
Missing	6 (7)	0 (0)	1 (3)	5 (9)
Type of appointments for ACSs
Ad hoc appointments	68 (75)	1 (25)	27 (79)	40 (75)	.020
Regular set clinic times	30 (33)	4 (100)	15 (44)	11 (21)
Missing	6 (7)	0 (0)	1 (3)	5 (9)
Airway clearance device funding
Client funded	57 (63)	4 (100)	17 (50)	36 (68)	.045
Program funded	28 (31)	0 (0)	16 (47)	12 (23)
Other	19 (21)	2 (50)	6 (18)	11 (21)
Missing	6 (7)	0 (0)	1 (3)	5 (9)
Average number of 1:1 ACS sessions received
1 visit	13 (14)	0 (0)	6 (18)	7 (13)
2–3 visits	52 (57)	3 (75)	20 (59)	29 (55)
4–5 visits	16 (18)	0 (0)	6 (18)	10 (19)
6–7 visits	2 (2)	0 (0)	1 (3)	1 (2)
8+ visits	2 (2)	1 (25)	0 (0)	1 (2)
Missing	6 (7)	0 (0)	1 (3)	5 (9)
Format of ACSs
Breathing techniques	85 (93)	4 (100)	33 (97)	48 (91)
Education	85 (93)	4 (100)	33 (97)	48 (91)
Exercise prescription	77 (85)	4 (100)	30 (88)	43 (81)
Device prescription	73 (80)	4 (100)	32 (94)	37 (70)	.006
Manual techniques	41 (45)	3 (75)	15 (44)	23 (43)
Missing	6 (7)	0 (0)	1 (3)	5 (9)
Hours of administrative support for ACSs weekly
0 h	48 (53)	2 (0)	13 (38)	33 (62)
1–5 h	20 (22)	0 (0)	9 (26)	11 (21)
6–15 h	2 (2)	0 (0)	1 (3)	1 (2)
16–25 h	2 (2)	0 (0)	2 (6)	0 (0)
26–38 h	13 (14)	2 (50)	8 (24)	3 (6)
Missing	6 (7)	0 (0)	1 (3)	5 (9)

ACS: airway clearance service. For p values <0.05 the values were in bold