Bailes Amy F, Reder Rebecca, Burch Carol
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA.
Pediatr Phys Ther. 2008 Summer;20(2):194-8. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181728a7b.
The purpose of this article is to describe guidelines for frequency of therapy services that were developed to help physical therapists and occupational therapists determine appropriate utilization of therapy services in a pediatric medical setting.
The guidelines were developed for use by physical and occupational therapists when treating inpatients and outpatients at a large urban Midwest pediatric teaching hospital. Factors for consideration when determining frequency of therapy were adapted from the existing literature. Four modes of service delivery were developed; intensive (3 to 11 times a week), weekly or bimonthly (1 to 2 times a week to every other week), periodic (monthly or less often but at regularly scheduled intervals), and consultative (episodic or as needed). Descriptions are provided in a table format with factors to consider when making treatment frequency decisions.
These guidelines have been helpful to therapists in this medical setting when communicating therapy needs and goals to families and other professionals.
本文旨在描述治疗服务频率指南，这些指南旨在帮助物理治疗师和职业治疗师在儿科医疗环境中确定治疗服务的适当使用情况。
这些指南是为中西部大城市一家儿科教学医院的物理治疗师和职业治疗师在治疗住院患者和门诊患者时使用而制定的。确定治疗频率时需考虑的因素源自现有文献。制定了四种服务提供模式；强化模式（每周3至11次）、每周或每两周一次（每周1至2次至每隔一周一次）、定期模式（每月或更不频繁但按预定间隔）和咨询模式（偶尔或按需）。以表格形式提供了描述以及做出治疗频率决策时需考虑的因素。
在向家庭和其他专业人员传达治疗需求和目标时，这些指南对该医疗环境中的治疗师很有帮助。
