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130 APPENDICES Physio<strong>the</strong>rapy <strong>KCE</strong> reports vol.40<br />
Overall, <strong>the</strong> mean length of a session is 29 ± 4 minutes. Thirty minutes are <strong>the</strong> most frequent length observed<br />
in <strong>the</strong> questionnaire. Almost no sessions were allocated for consultative examination and written report (see<br />
Section 4.2.2.3).<br />
A high prevalence of common pathologies is observed in musculoskeletal and genitourinary diseases. Heavy<br />
pathologies are generally encountered in neurological (high prevalence of hemiplegia/hemiparesis, Parkinson,<br />
multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy) and circulatory (high prevalence of stroke/cardiovascular diseases)<br />
disorders. Perinatal pathologies are classified in factors influencing health status and contact with health<br />
service category (high prevalence of pre- and post-natal physio<strong>the</strong>rapy). Pathologies of acute FA list are<br />
frequent in injuries (high prevalence of fractures, sprain/strain of knee, internal derangement of knee, and<br />
rotator cuff syndrome) and factors influencing health status and contact with health service (high prevalence of<br />
orthopaedic joint implants). Pathologies of chronic FB list are mainly encountered in mental/behavioural<br />
diseases (high prevalence of developmental disorder of scholastic skills) and in symptoms/signs/abnormal<br />
clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified category (high prevalence of gait disorders).<br />
Finally, fee cost for a session is on average equivalent to 16.72 ± 3.13 euros; 18.00 euros being <strong>the</strong> most<br />
frequent fee cost observed in <strong>the</strong> questionnaire.<br />
Validity of <strong>the</strong> results according to <strong>the</strong> INAMI/RIZIV<br />
The validity of <strong>the</strong> data relative to <strong>the</strong> physio<strong>the</strong>rapeutic sessions has been investigated by comparing <strong>the</strong><br />
Belgian physio<strong>the</strong>rapeutic nomenclature codes recorded in <strong>the</strong> questionnaire (n = 5244 out of <strong>the</strong> 5300<br />
recorded sessions) with <strong>the</strong> benefits payments recorded by <strong>the</strong> INAMI/RIZIV during <strong>the</strong> year 2005 (n =<br />
29,198,425). Descriptive and comparative statistics are presented in Table 4.5.<br />
In both <strong>the</strong> questionnaire and <strong>the</strong> INAMI/RIZIV data:<br />
physio<strong>the</strong>rapists office is <strong>the</strong> most frequent rehabilitation place and nursing home is <strong>the</strong> least<br />
30 minutes is <strong>the</strong> most common length of <strong>the</strong> physio<strong>the</strong>rapeutic sessions whereas <strong>the</strong>re are very few<br />
codes allocated to written reports<br />
common pathologies are <strong>the</strong> most frequent pathology type while perinatal pathologies are <strong>the</strong> least<br />
18 euros is <strong>the</strong> most regular fee cost and 16.17 euros is rarely asked.
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