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Hierarchical regression analysis of predictors of the number of physical therapy treatment sessions in patients with non-specific LBP (n = 1,733) |
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| B |
(SE) |
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| Intercept |
9.300 |
(1.28) |
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| Patient level |
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| Age (years) |
***0.04 |
(0.01) |
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| Female (ref. Male) |
***1.90 |
(0.42) |
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| Education level: |
Middle (ref. low) |
0.62 |
(0.40) |
| High (ref. low) |
-0.76 |
(0.52) |
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| Unknown (ref. low) |
-0.28 |
(0.42) |
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| Health insurance: |
Private (ref. public) |
*-0.84 |
(0.38) |
| Unknown (ref. public) |
0.34 |
(0.42) |
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| High urbanization rate (ref. low) |
0.10 |
(0.53) |
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| Complaint level |
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| Chronic complaints (ref. acute) |
***2.27 |
(0.44) |
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| Female*chronic complaints |
**-1.79 |
(0.59) |
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| Recurrent complaint (ref. no) |
-0.34 |
(0.34) |
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| Previous therapy (ref. no) |
***1.17 |
(0.35) |
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| Referral by medical specialist (ref. GP) |
***4.18 |
(0.77) |
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| Treatment level |
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| Treatment goal |
Maintaining body position |
0.09 |
(0.49) |
| Changing body position |
0.31 |
(0.46) |
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| Functions of mobility |
0.08 |
(0.43) |
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| Functions of muscles |
0.32 |
(0.51) |
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| Pain |
1.23 |
(0.64) |
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| Interventions |
Massage |
0.71 |
(0.37) |
| Manual manipulation |
-0.38 |
(0.36) |
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| Physical modalities |
*1.13 |
(0.48) |
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| Exercise therapy |
**1.03 |
(0.35) |
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| Information/advice |
-0.33 |
(0.38) |
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| Therapist and practice level |
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| Female (ref. male) |
*-1.23 |
(0.57) |
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| Aged > 45 years (ref. < 45 years) |
***-2.01 |
(0.51) |
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| Manual therapist (ref. no) |
*-1.44 |
(0.60) |
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| Patient-related working hours per week |
20–40 (ref. < 20) |
-0.48 |
(0.61) |
| > 40 (ref. < 20) |
*1.80 |
(0.87) |
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| Additional training in LBP (ref. no) |
**-1.47 |
(0.51) |
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| Additional training in LBP guideline (ref. no) |
0.39 |
(0.47) |
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| Feasibility LBP guideline |
> 7 (ref. < 7) |
0.09 |
(0.48) |
| Unknown (ref. < 7) |
-0.31 |
(0.65) |
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| Number of LBP patients per therapist per month |
-0.14 |
(0.18) |
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| Group practice (ref. single-handed) |
0.14 |
(0.80) |
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| Deviance |
11,106.46 |
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* = P < 0.05; ** = P < 0.01; *** = P < 0.001 | |||
Swinkels et al. BMC Health Services Research 2005 5:74 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-5-74 |
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