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Table 5 Organization in clinical setting

From: Implementation and use of standardized outcome measures by physical therapists in Saudi Arabia: barriers, facilitators and perceptions

 

N

Percent

“In my practice setting, completion of health status questionnaires is”,

  

“Mandated/required for all patients”.

34

30.3

“Mandated only for patients who have certain types of conditions (eg, low back pain)”.

27

24.1

“Routine for all patients/clients, but not mandated/required”.

11

9.8

“Routine, but not mandated, only for patients who have certain types of conditions (eg, low back pain)”.

18

16.1

“Sporadic, depending on different factors such as time, patient’s characteristics, etc”.

22

19.6

“In my practice setting, the types of health status questionnaires used include”,

  

“Only those that use information derived from patients’ self-report”.

80

72.1

“Only those that use information derived from observation of patients’ performance”.

14

12.6

“A combination of those that use patient/client self-report and observation of their performance”.

17

15.3

“In my practice setting, health status questionnaires are completed”,

  

“Using paper and therapists review the raw information from the paper version”.

26

23.4

“Using paper, analyzed/scored through scanner or computer data entry, and then summary scores are reviewed by therapists”.

68

61.3

“Using the computer (no paper), and summary scores are reviewed by therapists”.

16

14.4

Other

1

0.9

“In my practice setting, when I use questionnaires that require patients self-reports”,

  

“Patients complete the health status questionnaires by themselves”.

76

67.9

“Office staff or aides assist patients/clients in completing health status questionnaires”.

25

22.3

“Physical therapists complete health status questionnaires with the patients”.

10

8.9

Other

1

0.9

“Each physical therapist in my practice setting”;

  

“Uses the same health status questionnaires”.

75

67.0

“Chooses the health status questionnaires he or she wants to use for each patient”.

37

33.0

“I learned how to use health status questionnaires”,

  

“In my professional (entry-level) program”.

38

34.2

“In my post-professional education”.

35

31.5

“From continuing education workshops/conferences”.

27

24.3

“From the other therapists or managers in my practice setting”.

11

9.9