Table 2.
Participant demographic information (N=50).
| GP characteristics | Study sample | National populationa | |||
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Mean | % | ||
| Demographics |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 43.4 (11.0) | 50.5 |
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Years after graduation, mean (SD) | 19.5 (11.2) |
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Years of GP experience, mean (SD) | 14.8 (11.3) |
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GPs at primary clinic, mean (SD) | 7.7 (4.0) |
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GP sessions worked/week (n=48), mean (SD) | 6.5 (3.1) |
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Sex, n (%) |
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Male | 24 (48) |
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60.9 |
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Female | 26 (52) |
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Graduated in Australia, n (%) | 38 (76) |
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65.9 | |
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Registrars (GPs in training), n (%) | 9 (18) |
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3.8 | |
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FRACGP (Fellows of the Royal Australian College of GPs), n (%) | 30 (60) |
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56.8 | |
| Practice demographics |
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Accredited, n (%) | 49 (98) |
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88.6 | |
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Location (Australian state/territory), n (%) |
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Australian Capital Territory | 1 (2) |
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1.5 |
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New South Wales | 7 (14) |
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33.1 |
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Queensland | 3 (6) |
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19.5 |
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South Australia | 6 (12) |
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8.4 |
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Victoria | 13 (26) |
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25.1 |
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Western Australia | 20 (40) |
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9.1 |
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Clinic remoteness, n (%) |
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Major city | 38 (76) |
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71.1 |
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Nonmajor city | 12 (24) |
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28.9 |
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GP position, n (%) |
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Principal | 9 (18) |
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Nonprincipal | 32 (64) |
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Others | 9 (18) |
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| Patient consultations |
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Patient consultations per week, n (%) |
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<100 | 27 (54) |
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100-149 | 14 (28) |
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≥150 | 9 (18) |
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Patient consultations hours per week, n (%) |
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<11 | 7 (14) |
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1.2 |
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11-20 | 8 (16) |
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12.2 |
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21-40 | 27 (54) |
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53 |
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≥41 | 8 (16) |
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33.5 |
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Non-English consultations, n (%) |
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No | 43 (86) |
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Yes, <25% | 7 (14) |
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24.5 |