Disparities in the allocation of inpatient physical and occupational therapy services for patients with COVID-19.
Sarah E JolleyAmy Nordon-CraftMelissa P WilsonKyle RidgewayMichelle R RauziJacob CapinLauren M HeeryJennifer Stevens-LapsleyKristine M ErlandsonPublished in: Journal of hospital medicine (2022)
In a cohort of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 across a multicenter healthcare system, we found that referral rates and delivery of physical therapy and/or occupational therapy sessions were significantly reduced for patients of Hispanic identity compared with patients of non-Hispanic, Caucasian identity after adjustment for potential confounding by available demographic and illness severity variables.