Table 2.
Comparison of OPTI-SCRIPT participating practices and patients to national populations
| Characteristic | Study participants | National population |
|---|---|---|
| GP practice | ||
| Practice type | ||
| GMS and private | 100 % | 96.0 %a |
| GMS list size | ||
| 500 or less | 14.3 % | 29.8 %b |
| 501–1500 | 23.8 % | 59.6 %b |
| 1501–2500 | 61.9 % | 10.6 %b |
| Practice staff | ||
| Single-handed GP | 14.3 % | 35.0 %a |
| 2+ GPs | 85.7 % | 65.0 %a |
| Practice manager | 71.4 % | 30.0 %a |
| Practice location | ||
| Urban | 76.2 % | 43.0 %a |
| Mixed | 23.8 % | 36.0 %a |
| Teaching activity | 100 % | 42.0 %a |
| Patients | ||
| Total population | ||
| Male | 105 (53.6 %) | 157,016 (43.4 %)c |
| Age category | ||
| 70–75 | 94 (48.5 %) | 154,286 (42.6 %)c |
| 76–80 | 58 (29.7 %) | 95,894 (26.5 %)c |
| 81–85 | 35 (17.9 %) | 63,406 (17.5 %)c |
| 86–90 | 6 (3.1 %) | 34,358 (9.5 %)c |
| 91 and over | 2 (1.0 %) | 13,811 (3.8 %)c |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 107 (54.9 %) | 170,560 (47.1 %)c |
| Single | 24 (12.3 %) | 55,371 (15.3 %)c |
| Widowed | 58 (29.7 %) | 125,551 (34.7 %)c |
| Divorced | 3 (1.5 %) | 3,767 (1.0 %)c |
| Separated | 2 (1.0 %) | 6,506 (1.8 %)c |
| GMS card holder | 183 (93.4 %) | 360,000 (96.0 %)b |