Table 8 Coded variables extracted from referral letters by clinic type
From: Using routine referral data for patients with knee and hip pain to improve access to specialist care
Type of clinic | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
specialist GP | Advanced physiotherapy practitioner | Orthopaedic | Total | |||||
number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
Body related concept | 126 | 66.7 | 141 | 76.6 | 176 | 82.6 | 443 | 75.6 |
Diagnostic procedure | 139 | 73.5 | 127 | 69.0 | 156 | 73.2 | 422 | 72.0 |
Daily or recreational activity | 71 | 37.6 | 62 | 33.7 | 67 | 31.5 | 200 | 34.1 |
Disease or syndrome | 130 | 68.8 | 111 | 60.3 | 125 | 58.7 | 366 | 62.5 |
Finding | 116 | 61.4 | 113 | 61.4 | 147 | 69.0 | 376 | 64.2 |
Functional concept | 33 | 17.5 | 35 | 19.0 | 52 | 24.4 | 120 | 20.5 |
Health care activity | 68 | 36.0 | 56 | 30.4 | 98 | 46.0 | 222 | 37.9 |
Injury or poisoning | 43 | 22.8 | 63 | 34.2 | 44 | 20.7 | 150 | 25.6 |
Occupational activity | 29 | 15.3 | 37 | 20.1 | 46 | 21.6 | 112 | 19.1 |
Physiologic function | 24 | 12.7 | 34 | 18.5 | 15 | 7.0 | 73 | 12.5 |
Pharmacologic or substance | 39 | 20.6 | 21 | 11.4 | 55 | 25.8 | 115 | 19.6 |
Sign or symptom | 182 | 96.3 | 181 | 98.4 | 203 | 95.3 | 566 | 96.6 |
Tissue | 19 | 10.1 | 19 | 10.3 | 18 | 805 | 56 | 9.6 |
Therapeutic or preventive procedure | 76 | 40.2 | 42 | 22.8 | 111 | 52.1 | 229 | 39.1 |