Table 1.
Demographic details of participating General Practitioners1.
| ACE2 | WDGP3 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 34 (60.7%) | 19 (61.3%) |
| Female | 22 (39.3%) | 12 (38.7%) | |
| GP Age | <35 | 2 (3.6%) | 2 (6.5%) |
| 35–44 | 17 (30.4%) | 5 (16.1%) | |
| 45–54 | 25 (44.6%) | 11 (35.5%) | |
| 55–64 | 10 (17.9%) | 10 (32.3%) | |
| 65+ | 2 (3.6%) | 0 | |
| Years in general practice | <= 5 years | 3 (5.4%) | 1 (3.2%) |
| 6–15 years | 15 (26.8% | 4 (12.9%) | |
| 16–25 years | 28 (50%) | 17 (54.8%) | |
| 26+ years | 10 (17.9%) | 7 (22.6%) | |
| Number of full time equivalents at practice | Solo | 7 (12.5%) | 8 (25.8%) |
| 2 GPs | 7 (12.5%) | 8 (25.8%) | |
| 3 GPs | 9 (16.1%) | 3 (9.7%) | |
| 4 GPs | 5 (8.9%) | 4 (12.9%) | |
| 5 or more GPs | 27 (48.2%) | 4 (12.9%) | |
| Other | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (3.2%) | |
| Completion of Family Medicine | Yes | 27 (48.2% | 8 (25.8%) |
| Program or RACGP training program | No | 29 (51.8%) | 19 (61.3%) |
| Current | 0 | 2 (6.5%) | |
| Registrar | |||
| Vocationally Registered | Yes | 55 (98.2%) | 29 (93.5%) |
| No | 1 (1.8%) | 0 | |
| Number of patients with shoulder pain in an 'average' week | <6 | 31 (55.4%) | 16 (51.6%) |
| 6–15 | 22 (39.9%) | 11 (35.5%) | |
| 16–25 | 3 (5.4%) | 1 (3.2%) | |
| 26+ | 0 | 1 (3.2%) | |
| Approximate number of patients seen in a normal week | 0–25 | 6 (10.7% | 1 (3.2%) |
| 26–50 | 12 (21.4%) | 4 (12.9%) | |
| 51–75 | 15 (26.8%) | 3 (9.7%) | |
| 76–100 | 11 (19.6%) | 8 (25.8%) | |
| 101–125 | 9 (16.1%) | 9 (29%) | |
| 126–150 | 3 (5.4%) | 4 (12.9%) | |
1Percentages do not always total 100 due to missing data
2ACE = Adelaide Central and Eastern Division of General Practice
3WDGP = Western Division of General Practice