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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