From: Validation of an advanced practice physiotherapy model of care in an orthopaedic outpatient clinic
Characteristics | n (%) | Mean (SD) |
---|---|---|
Age (years) ‡ |  | 54.1 (15.9) |
Gender | Â | Â |
   Female | 65 (54) | |
   Male | 55 (46) | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) ‡ |  | 29.0 (6.1) |
Living situation§ |  |  |
   Alone | 17 (14.5) | |
Education | Â | Â |
   High school and less | 45 (37.5) | |
   College and university | 75 (62.5) | |
Employment | Â | Â |
   Employed | 76 (63.3) | |
   Unemployed | 10 (8.3) | |
   Retired | 34 (28.3) | |
Household income¶ |  |  |
   0 – 29 999$ | 45 (40.5) | |
   30 000 – 59 999$ | 23 (20.7) | |
   60 000$ + | 43 (38.7) | |
Joint affected | Â | Â |
   Hip | 11 (9) | |
   Knee | 109 (91) | |
Patient self reported reason for consult | Â | Â |
   Pain | 65 (56) | |
   Lack of joint mobility or joint instability | 6 (5) | |
   Trauma | 5 (4) | |
   Knee problem | 31 (27) | |
   Hip problem | 4 (3) | |
   Other | 5 (4) | |
Duration of symptoms (months)╤ |  | 59.0 (86.6) |
Patients using walking aid | 23 (19) | Â |
Number of co-morbidities per patient | Â | 0.78 (0.95) |
Patients with imagining diagnostic test results at time of consult | 109 (91) | Â |
Lower Extremity Functional Scale – LEFS score (%)†|  | 46.3 (19.1) |