Investigating Disparities in Physical Therapy Utilization: An Intersectionality Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the role of race, ethnicity, language, insurance payor, and socioeconomic status, both individually and through an intersectional framework, on outpatient physical therapy (PT) utilization. A secondary aim was to examine the differences in scheduling and attendance based on the aforementioned factors.

Design

A retrospective cohort study examining outpatient PT referrals, scheduled appointments, and attendance. Data included the status of visit completion, race, ethnicity, language, insurance payor, and zip code. Multiple logistic regression models, with and without interaction terms, analyzed the association of demographic factors with outcomes of interest.

Setting

This retrospective cohort study collected data between July 2021 and July 2022

SUBMITTER: Rimmel L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12447211 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature