First author, year | Country (sample size) | Definition of PT | Proportion being treated with PT (period after hospital discharge) | Influence of age, sex, SES and physical function on the use of PT | Other factors influencing the use of PT |
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Andersen 2009 [35] | Denmark (n = 102) | Proportion of patients visiting a physiotherapist | 16.7% (3 months) | Not reported | - Type of hospital ward: normal ward (16.7 and 13.8%) vs. fast track ward (6.7%) |
Hamilton 2019 [36] | United Kingdom (n = 1374) | Not reported | 48.2% (6 months) (THA: 35.3%) | - Age: OR: 1.04 (per year age decrease); 95% CI 1.02–1.05 - Sex: 50.1%a (females) vs. 45.6%a (males) and OR: 1.26 (for females): 95% CI 1.01–1.58a | Not reported |
Han 2015 [37] | Australia (n = 196) | Not reported | 84.5% (6 weeks) | Not reported | Not reported |
Smith 2020 [38] | United Kingdom (n = 20,260) | Provision (yes/no and number of sessions) of PT as self-reported on questionnaires | 79.0% (12 months) (THA: 53.0%) | - Sex: females (80.4%a) vs. males (77.7%a) | - Ethnicity: non-whites (85.4%a) vs. whites (79.2%a) - Living arrangements: family or spouse (80.8%a) vs. alone (78.1%a) vs. nursing home/hospital (78.9%a) vs. other (73.3%a) - ASA grade: fit and healthy (81.0%a) vs. mild disease (79.3%a) vs. incapacitating (77.7%a) - Comorbidities: three or more (82.2%a) vs. two (80.2%a) vs. one (79.2%a) vs. none (80.8%a) |
Warren 2018 [39] | United States (n = 3482) | Billing codes used only by physical therapists | 40.4% (4 weeks) | Not reported | Not reported |