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Table 3 Correlation between equipment and facility availability with percentage (%) of total time spent on non-ACFI tasks in a typical week

From: The type and scope of physiotherapy is under-utilised in Australian residential aged care facilities: a national, cross-sectional survey of physiotherapists

Equipment available

ρ (95% CI)

 Mobility aid

-0.01 (-0.16, 0.13)

 Heat pack

0.09 (-0.05, 0.23)

 Cold pack

0.07 (-0.08, 0.21)

 Wax bath

0.11 (-0.03, 0.26)

 Tilt table

0.14 (-0.00, 0.28)

 Resistance band

0.28 (0.14, 0.41)

 Free weights

0.17 (0.02, 0.31)

 Weights machine

0.14 (-0.01, 0.28)

 Pulleys

0.11 (-0.04, 0.25)

 Parallel bars

0.14 (-0.01, 0.28)

 Exercise bike/pedals

0.23 (0.08, 0.36)

 Treadmill

0.15 (0.01, 0.29)

 Electrotherapy

0.00 (-0.14, 0.15)

 Bariatric specific equipment

0.11 (-0.04, 0.25)

 Balance equipment

-0.03 (-0.17, 0.12)

 Standing machine

-0.10 (-0.24, 0.05)

 Light gait

0.07 (-0.08, 0.21)

 Hand pedals

-0.08 (-0.22, 0.07)

 Sporting games/equipment

0.05 (-0.10, 0.19)

Facility available

 Hydrotherapy pool

0.11 (-0.04, 0.25)

 Pool

0.12 (-0.02, 0.27)

 Stairs/steps/ramp

0.07 (-0.08, 0.21)

 Designated therapy space/room/gym

0.19 (0.04, 0.32)

 Resident’s room

-0.04 (-0.18, 0.11)

 Communal space

0.15 (0.00, 0.29)

 Outdoor space

0.13 (-0.02, 0.27)

 Walking paths within facility

0.01 (-0.14, 0.15)

  1. ρ Spearman’s rho, ACFI Aged Care Funding Instrument
  2. Bolded correlation coefficients were significant at a p value < 0.05