Table 1 Provider demographic characteristics
SCI/D providers | n = 234 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | |||
Type of SCI/D unit setting worked in most of the time | |||
Long-term care | 23 (9.8) | ||
Inpatient unit | 177 (75.7) | ||
Outpatient clinic | 27 (11.5) | ||
Home care | 7 (3.0) | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 56 (24) | ||
Female | 178 (76) | ||
Provider type | |||
Nurse | 134 (57.3) | ||
Therapist | 57 (24.4) | ||
Physician | 26 (11.1) | ||
Other | 9 (3.8) | ||
Physician assistant | 8 (3.4) | ||
Type of nursea | n = 81 | ||
Bachelor of Science Registered Nurse (BSRN) | 36 (44.4) | ||
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 21 (25.9) | ||
Master of Science—Nursing (MSN) | 7 (8.7) | ||
Nurse Practitioner (NP) | 6 (7.4) | ||
Otherb | 11 (13.6) | ||
Type of therapist | n = 57 | ||
Occupational therapist | 21 (36.8) | ||
Physical therapist | 18 (31.6) | ||
Therapeutic recreation therapist | 11 (19.3) | ||
Otherc | 7 (12.3) | ||
Percentage of time spent on direct patient carea | n = 226 | ||
Average time spent | 64.7 % | ||
Range: 0–100 % | |||
Average number of years working with patients with SCI/D* | 10.9 years | ||
Range: 1–40 years | |||
SCI/D provider characteristics by perceived degree of implementation | n = 228 | ||
Frequency (%) | |||
Fully implemented | Not fully implemented | p value (chi-square) | |
Position at the VA | 0.035 | ||
Nurse | 63 (65.63) | 66 (50) | Ref |
Physician | 11 (11.46) | 15 (11.36) | 0.544 |
All others | 22 (22.92) | 51 (38.64) | 0.010 |
Type of SCI/D unit setting worked in primarily | 0.506 | ||
Home care | 1 (1.04) | 4 (3.03) | |
Inpatient unit | 78 (81.25) | 97 (73.48) | |
Long-term care | 8 (8.33) | 14 (10.61) | |
Outpatient clinic | 9 (9.38) | 17 (12.88) | |
Gender | 0.584 | ||
Male | 75 (78.13) | 99 (75) | |
Female | 21 (21.88) | 33 (25) | |