|
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)
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