Table 1.
Participant demographic information.
| Characteristics | Total sample (n=64) | Spaced Ed, completed (n=38) | Spaced Ed, not completed (n=26) | P value | ||
| mean (SD) or n (%) | mean (SD) or n (%) | mean (SD) or n (%) | ||||
| Participant demographics | ||||||
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Age (years) | 43.5 (11.3) | 41.8 (10.7) | 46.1 (11.9) | .14 |
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Years after graduation | 19.8 (11.5) | - | - | .11 |
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Years of GP experience | 15.0 (11.8) | 13.2 (11.2) | 17.5 (12.5) | .16 |
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Number of other GPs at same clinic | 7.4 (4.2) | 6.6 (3.5) | 8.5 (4.9) | .07 |
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GP sessions worked/week | 6.8 (2.8) | 7.1 (2.7) | 6.4 (3.0) | .36 |
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Male | 34 (53.1%) | 18 (47.4%) | 16 (61.5%) | .31 |
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Graduated in Australia | 48 (75.0%) | 27 (71.1%) | 21 (80.8%) | .56 |
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Registrars | 14 (21.9%) | 7 (18.4%) | 7 (26.9%) | .54 |
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FRACGPb | 34 (53.1%) | 21 (55.3%) | 13 (50.0%) | .80 |
| Primary practice demographics | ||||||
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Accredited | 63 (98.4%) | 38 (100.0%) | 25 (96.2%) | .41 | |
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Location | .35a | ||||
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ACT (Australian Capital Territory) | 1 (1.6%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0 (0.0%) |
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NSW (New South Wales) | 10 (15.6%) | 8 (21.1%) | 2 (7.7%) |
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QLD (Queensland) | 5 (7.8%) | 3 (7.9%) | 2 (7.7%) |
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SA (South Australia) | 5 (7.8%) | 3 (7.9%) | 2 (7.7%) |
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TAS (Tasmania) | 1 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.9%) |
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VIC (Victoria) | 14 (21.9%) | 10 (26.3%) | 4 (15.4%) |
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WA (Western Australia) | 26 (43.8%) | 13 (34.2%) | 15 (57.7%) |
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Clinic remoteness | .93 | ||||
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Major city | 44 (68.8%) | 26 (68.4%) | 18 (69.2%) |
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Inner regional | 9 (14.1%) | 6 (15.8%) | 3 (11.5%) |
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Outer regional/remote | 11 (17.2%) | 6 (15.8%) | 5 (19.2%) |
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GP position | .13 | ||||
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Principal | 15 (23.4%) | 6 (15.8%) | 9 (34.6%) |
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Non-Principal | 39 (60.9%) | 27 (71.1%) | 12 (46.1%) |
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Others | 10 (15.6%) | 5 (13.2%) | 5 (19.2%) |
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| Patient consultations | ||||||
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Patient consultations per week | .80 | ||||
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<100 | 32 (50.0%) | 18 (47.4%) | 14 (53.9%) |
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100-149 | 18 (28.2%) | 12 (31.6%) | 6 (23.1%) |
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≥150 | 14 (21.9%) | 8 (21.1%) | 6 (23.1%) |
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Patient consultation hours per week | 1.00 | ||||
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<11 | 7 (10.9%) | 4 (10.5%) | 3 (11.5%) |
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11-20 | 11 (17.2%) | 7 (18.4%) | 4 (15.4%) |
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21-40 | 35 (54.7%) | 21 (55.3%) | 14 (53.9%) |
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≥41 | 11 (17.2%) | 6 (15.8%) | 5 (19.2%) |
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Non-English consultations | .53 | ||||
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No | 52 (81.3%) | 32 (84.2%) | 20 (76.9%) |
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<25% | 12 (18.8%) | 6 (15.8%) | 6 (23.1%) |
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a P values were derived from Fisher’s exact test.
bFRACGP: Fellowship Royal Australian College of General Practitioners