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This study was performed to investigate the degree of demand and general features of services required of home visiting physical therapy for chronic ill patients. The study subjects were ambulatory and admitted patients treated with physical therapy at six general and one oriental hospitals, one welfare center, four health centers located in Taejon from March 2, 1999 to March 16. Authors developed structured questionnaire, and distributed it to each physical therapist of study organizations. Total number of distributed questionnaire was 500, and 405 questionnaire were collected and analysed finally. 1. 82.4% of patients and 90.0% of caregivers are showed that home visiting physical therapy was needed(p<0.05) 2. The rate of necessity for home visiting physical therapy by kinds of disease was 94.9% in cerebral palsy, 95.0% in upper spinal cord injury, 83.3% in lower spinal cord injury, 84.5% in cerebral vascular accident, 89.6% in traumatic brain injury, 83.5% in other diseases. 3. In the general features of required service for home visiting physical therapy, 33.7% of patients and 34.4% of caregivers want special isolated physical therapy center, 33.1% of patients and 43.3% of caregivers want 3 times per week in frequency, 46.7% of patients and 45.0% of caregivers want 30-60minutes in treatment duration, and 48.0% of patients and 46.7% of caregivers want more intensive care than general hospitals. 4. In the working place of home visiting physical therapy, 36.1% of patients and 36.2% of caregivers wants physical therapist worked in general hospital. Also, 53.3% of patients and 52.2% of caregivers answered no interested in physical therapist’’s gender. The most preferential age of home visiting physical therapist is thirties in 43.2% of patients and 63.4% in caregivers.
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