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Table 3 Extent to which issues are covered in the standards.

From: Analysis of draft Australian rehabilitation service standards: comparison with international standards

VAS 0 = issue not addressed in the standard considered

100 = issue addressed in the maximum possible detail

Issue

AFRM

VAS median (range)

BSRM

VAS median (range)

CARF

VAS median (range)

EQUIP

VAS median

(range)

General staffing

90 (76–98)

72 (26–81)

79 (70–94)

37 (18–80)

Staffing establishment

95 (77–98)

58 (25–81)

79 (70–94)

37 (18–80)

Policies and procedures

78 (64–91)

63 (51–81)

79 (70–94)

74 (38–80)

Continuing education

74 (71–74)

63 (41–77)

79 (44–87)

50 (38–80)

Management of patient records

74 (68–79)

62 (12–74)

79 (67–94)

80 (38–95)

Quality activities

95 (92–97)

55 (44–72)

79 (67–94)

90 (65–95)

Facilities and equipment

88 (87–95)

64 (32–68)

69 (50–75)

31 (25–90)

Service provision

79 (79–92)

64 (45–84)

79 (67–92)

50 (37–82)

The rehabilitation team

98 (97–98)

63 (23–79)

79 (71–94)

15 (5–39)

Referral and assessment

65 (57–79)

63 (62–84)

79 (52–94)

60 (27–85)

Start of rehabilitation

65 (58–75)

64 (62–85)

78 (62–94)

14 (10–32)

Assessment and rehabilitation programme planning

65 (59–76)

63 (62–86)

79 (62–94)

15 (10–32)

Rehabilitation programme and co-ordination of the rehabilitation process

65 (59–79)

63 (62–86)

79 (62–94)

16 (10–32)

Discharge

65 (59–80)

70 (63–86)

79 (55–94)

75 (17–87)

Follow-up

59 (15–69)

70 (63–85)

29 (12–68)

73 (18–75)

Staff development/audit and training

78 (76–93)

76 (74–84)

64 (59–75)

72 (21–74)

Liaison with other healthcare services

73 (63–78)

75 (73–84)

27 (20–62)

58 (13–70)

Business practices

25 (15–60)

12 (8–13)

89 (82–95)

45 (20–62)

Rehabilitation process for the person served

25 (15–60)

45 (16–49)

92 (69–95)

30 (20–35)

Comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation programmes

64 (35–72)

66 (48–84)

93 (75–95)

10 (10–23)

Spinal cord system of care

5 (3–6)

4 (4–12)

92 (75–93)

5 (5–10)

Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs

4 (2–5)

4 (1–4)

93 (75–93)

5 (5–10)

Brain injury programs

4 (4–5)

4 (4–6)

93 (75–94)

5 (5–10)

Outpatient medical rehabilitation programmes

14 (11–24)

73 (45–82)

93 (75–93)

7 (6–10)

Home and community-based rehabilitation

14 (13–25)

73 (45–85)

92 (75–93)

7 (6–10)

Medical rehabilitation case management

3 (2–3)

3 (2–6)

93 (75–95)

7 (6–10)

Health enhancement programs

2 (1–2)

1 (1–4)

93 (75–94)

5 (2–10)

Pediatric family-centred rehabilitation programs

1 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

93 (75–94)

5 (2–10)

Occupational rehabilitation programs

2 (1–5)

3 (1–5)

93 (75–95)

7 (4–8)

Continuum of care

79 (60–83)

70 (54–89)

90 (82–91)

95 (47–97)

Leadership and management

73 (68–83)

70 (54–84)

90 (82–93)

95 (47–95)

Human resource management

48 (34–83)

63 (42–72)

90 (85–93)

95 (47–97)

Information management

78 (75–87)

63 (35–68)

90 (68–93)

95 (47–95)

Safe practice and environment

67 (33–72)

8 (6–19)

80 (80–93)

95 (47–97)

Improving performance

96 (62–96)

61 (37–63)

90 (73–93)

95 (47–95)