Open AccessGeriatric Referral Patterns for Physical Therapy
Author(s) -
Ellen Winchell Miller,
Kyle Ross,
S. M. B. Grant,
Daniel Musenbrock
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of geriatric physical therapy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.185
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2152-0895
pISSN - 1539-8412
DOI - 10.1519/00139143-200504000-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , psychological intervention , physical therapy , physical therapist , descriptive statistics , family medicine , population , quality of life (healthcare) , nursing , statistics , mathematics , environmental health
The purposes of this study were to: (1) describe older adults being seen for physical therapy, (2) identify the most prevalent physician orders and physical therapy interventions, and (3) compare these results across US regions.