I also do not have years of experience but I definitely remember an article
about +ve perception by patients of treatment within their own home and
therefore better outcomes. The government over here were thinking about
caring for most now hospital/rehab center type patients with community
physios and district nurses to eliminate "hotel" costs, until someone said
it would actually cost more!!!!
Cheers
John
P.S. I will try and find a reference for you.
>Jenny,
>
> I can't say I have had years of experience with OPD vs. community physio
>(I graduated last year). However, some of the things I have noticed are:
>community -ves: physio sits in a car for a lot of time (ie. no patient
>treatment + it is a pain when there is no aircon [in hot weather] + it can
>get boring), physio may not be able to have ready access to equipment (like
>traction), community physio is less cost effective when compared to OPD.
>Community +ves: patients can get treated at home. OPD +ves: equipment,
>time, probably bit more interesting than driving.
> I hope this has been of some help.
>
>Daniel
>
>
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