Table 4

- Differences in the score of facilitators in relation to the sociodemographic characteristics of adult orthopaedic patients (N=340).

Factor	Facilitators score (16) Mean ± SD	Z/H-test	P-value
Age group
≤35 years	10.8 ± 3.17	Z=0.752	0.452
>35 years	10.5 ± 3.15	Z=0.752	0.452
Gender
Male	10.5 ± 3.15	Z=1.811	0.070
Female	10.9 ± 3.16	Z=1.811	0.070
Living area
Urban	10.3 ± 3.04	Z=5.338	<0.001^**
Rural	12.6 ± 3.01	Z=5.338	<0.001^**
Employment status
Employed	10.5 ± 3.19	Z=1.994	0.046^**
Unemployed	11.1 ± 3.07	Z=1.994	0.046^**
Educational level
Diploma or below	11.1 ± 3.22	Z=2.032	0.042^**
Bachelor or higher	10.4 ± 3.10	Z=2.032	0.042^**
Reason for a physiotherapy referral
Post-surgery	10.7 ± 3.02	Z=0.180	0.857
Conservative treatment	10.7 ± 3.28	Z=0.180	0.857
Distance from home to physiotherapy location
5–15 minutes	9.95 ± 3.04	H=11.999	0.002^**
16–30 minutes	11.4 ± 3.44
>30 minutes	10.0 ± 2.49
Level of importance of rehabilitation
Not important	8.82 ± 2.56	H=71.768	<0.001^**
Moderately important	9.14 ± 1.98
Very important	12.1 ± 3.31
Who do you see as part of your rehabilitation?
Physiotherapist	10.4 ± 2.83	Z=0.639	0.523
I do my own rehabilitation/Other	10.9 ± 3.53	Z=0.639	0.523
In what environment(s) did you see your rehabilitation provider?
Public hospital clinic	10.9 ± 3.28	Z=3.125	0.002^**
Non-public hospital clinic	9.57 ± 2.32	Z=3.125	0.002^**