PHYS THER
Vol. 89, No. 12, December 2009, pp. 1349-1351
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080200.ic1
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Michael P. Johnson

M.P. Johnson, PT, PhD, OCS, is Director of Clinical Leadership, Bayada Nurses, Skilled Visit Services, Moorestown, NJ 08057.

Address all correspondence to Dr Johnson at: mjohnson@bayada.com.


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My congratulations to Archer and colleagues1 on a well-designed and thoughtful health services research study that examined factors associated with the assessment of need for physical therapy services among patients with traumatic lower-extremity injury. This report is a valuable addition to the literature and helps to uncover issues that ultimately affect a patient's access to physical therapy services.

The study examined the assessment of need for physical therapy services by both orthopedic surgeons and physical therapists. It is somewhat surprising that factors such as insurance status (nearly 40% of the study population was uninsured), education, and poverty level did not have any impact on the assessment of need for physical therapy services. A large body of literature exists that supports these variables as key indicators for patients who are likely to receive medical care, including physical therapy.2–4 The authors indicate that these findings may have been due to the fact . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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K. R. Archer, E. J. MacKenzie, R. C. Castillo, and M. J. Bosse
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Physical Therapy, December 1, 2009; 89(12): 1352 - 1353.
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