Research Article

Current Practice in Occupational Therapy for COVID-19 and Post-COVID-19 Conditions

Table 3

Association between country income class and service delivery variables.

Country income class value
High-income countries
Median (IQR)
Low-/middle-income countries
Median (IQR)

In-person service delivery90.0 (40.0-100.0)90.0 (50.0-100.0)0.792
Teleoccupational therapy service provision0.0 (0.0-20.0)10.0 (0.0-40.0)<0.001
Specific training received to work with persons with COVID-19 and PCC1.0 (1.0-2.0)1.0 (1.0-2.0)0.480
Provision of occupational therapy intervention for COVID-1925.0 (5.5-34.0)36.0 (29.8-42.0)<0.001
Provision of occupational therapy intervention for PCC28.0 (20.0-35.0)36.0 (30.5-42.0)<0.001
Ability to provide quality occupational therapy22.0 (16.0-29.0)23.5 (17.0-32.0)0.134
Level of user satisfaction with service access3.0(2.0-3.0)3.0 (2.0-4.0)0.094
Effectiveness of occupational therapy38.0 (29.0-48.0)47.0 (39.8-54.0)<0.001