Table 3 Overview of professionals' affiliation and number of represented patients in the use and non-use group.
| Â | Â | Â | TOTAL (n = 120) | NON-USE (n = 54) | USE = 1 (n = 20) | USE (n = 46) | X2 (2-sided) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | Â |
Care region | region A (urban) | 35 | 29% | 21 | 39% | 4 | 20% | 10 | 22% | .079 | |
| Â | Â | region B (urban/rural) | 36 | 30% | 17 | 31% | 6 | 30% | 13 | 28% | Â |
| Â | Â | region C (rural) | 49 | 41% | 16 | 30% | 10 | 50% | 23 | 50% | Â |
Institution | hospital | 22 | 18% | 12 | 22% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 22% | .003* | |
| Â | Â | rehabilitation centre | 30 | 25% | 7 | 13% | 5 | 25% | 18 | 39% | Â |
| Â | Â | (special) education/day care centre | 55 | 46% | 30 | 56% | 14 | 70% | 11 | 24% | Â |
| Â | Â | primary care centre | 13 | 11% | 5 | 9% | 1 | 5% | 7 | 15% | Â |
Discipline | total | medical | 23 | 19% | 8 | 15% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 33% | .001* |
| Â | Â | paramedical | 66 | 55% | 26 | 48% | 12 | 60% | 28 | 61% | Â |
| Â | Â | educational | 31 | 26% | 20 | 37% | 8 | 40% | 3 | 7% | Â |
| Â | medical | rehabilitation physician | 11 | 9% | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 22% | Â |
| Â | Â | paediatrician | 8 | 7% | 5 | 9% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 7% | Â |
| Â | Â | paediatric neurologist | 2 | 2% | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% | Â |
| Â | Â | orthopaedic surgeon | 1 | 1% | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | Â |
| Â | Â | other | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% | Â |
| Â | paramedical | physiotherapist | 31 | 26% | 13 | 24% | 3 | 15% | 15 | 33% | Â |
| Â | Â | occupational therapist | 9 | 8% | 1 | 2% | 3 | 15% | 5 | 11% | Â |
| Â | Â | speech therapist | 6 | 5% | 3 | 6% | 2 | 10% | 1 | 2% | Â |
| Â | Â | manufacturer rehabilitation aids | 4 | 3% | 1 | 2% | 1 | 5% | 2 | 4% | Â |
| Â | Â | pedagogue | 5 | 4% | 3 | 6% | 1 | 5% | 1 | 2% | Â |
| Â | Â | social work | 2 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 5% | 1 | 2% | Â |
| Â | Â | orthoptist | 4 | 3% | 2 | 4% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 4% | Â |
| Â | Â | other | 5 | 4% | 3 | 6% | 1 | 5% | 1 | 2% | Â |
| Â | educational | teacher | 10 | 8% | 6 | 11% | 3 | 15% | 1 | 2% | Â |
| Â | Â | (ambulant) supervisor | 16 | 13% | 11 | 20% | 4 | 20% | 1 | 2% | Â |
| Â | Â | group leader (day care) | 4 | 3% | 3 | 6% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2% | Â |
| Â | Â | other | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 5% | 0 | 0% | Â |
Npatients | Npatients = 1 | 94 | 78% | 50 | 93% | 16 | 80% | 28 | 61% | .000* | |
| Â | Â | Npatients = 2 | 14 | 12% | 4 | 7% | 2 | 10% | 8 | 17% | Â |
|  |  | Npatients ≥ 3 | 12 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 10% | 10 | 22% |  |