Table 2. Participants' baseline characteristics.
| Characteristics | n (%)a |
|---|---|
| Age, yearsb | 53 (27–66) |
| Gender, female | 5 (33.3) |
| Number of years in general practiceb | 25 (0.6–36) |
| Hours worked in an average weekb | 27 (5–40) |
| Practice location, metropolitan | 12 (80.0) |
| Specialisation in an area of general practice | |
| Type of specialisationc | |
| Prostate cancer | 1 (9.1) |
| Rural health | 1 (9.1) |
| Mental health | 3 (27.3) |
| Chronic disease management | 1 (9.1) |
| Musculoskeletal | 1 (9.1) |
| Complementary medicine | 1 (9.1) |
| More than one type of specialisation | 3 (42.9) |
| Postgraduate qualifications | 12 (80.0) |
| More than one qualification | 6 (50.0) |
| Number of GPs working in practice: | |
| Full-time | 3 (1, 3) |
| Part-time | 6 (4, 8) |
| Informal cancer training past 12 months | 5 (33.3) |
| Type of training | |
| RACGP course | 2 (40.0) |
| Conference workshop | 1 (20.0) |
| Seminar | 2 (40.0) |
| Other professional activities aside from clinical | |
| None | 1 (6.7) |
| Teaching medical students only | 3 (20.0) |
| Teaching students and registrars | 4 (26.7) |
| Teaching and research | 6 (40.0) |
| Conducting research only | 1 (6.7) |
| Currently use any risk calculator tool(s) | 14 (93.3) |
| AusDiab and cardiovascular risk tool | 4 (28.0) |
| Cardiovascular risk tool | 8 (57.1) |
| AusDiab, cardiovascular risk tool, otherd | 1 (7.1) |
| Cardiovascular risk tool and other | 1 (7.1) |
Abbreviations: FRAX=fracture risk assessment tool; GPs = general practitioners; K10=Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; PHQ2=Patient Health Questionnaire 2; RACGP=Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
a
Unless specified.
b
Median (range).
c
Total do not add up to n=7 as some GPs have more than one type of specialisation.
d
FRAX, NZ cardiovascular risk tool, PHQ2, KIO, UK.