Table 1.
Demographic and clinical practise characteristics of survey respondents compared to national gastroenterology and hepatology cohort data27
| N | ^ Valid % | NHWDS data (2016)27 | Notes on comparability of the study cohort to NHWDS data | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profession | Gastroenterologist | 70 | 75.3 | 730 (9.8%) | Capturing ~10% of each cohort |
| In training | 23 | 24.7 | 129 (17.8%) | ||
| Age (years) | 25–44 | 48 | 51.6 | 49 years average 17.5% >60 years | Comparable to ~45 years average from respondent cohort. Similar representation of >60 age group |
| 45–64 | 35 | 37.6 | |||
| 65+ | 10 | 10.8 | |||
| Sex | Male | 62 | 66.7 | 79.3% | ↑ female representation, however based on data trends, increased % female workforce was anticipated |
| Female | 30 | 32.3 | 20.7% | ||
| Other | 1 | 1.1 | — | ||
| Years practicing in IBD speciality | 0–4 | 34 | 36.6 | — | |
| 5–9 | 13 | 14.0 | |||
| 10–15 | 12 | 12.9 | |||
| 15+ | 34 | 36.6 | |||
| Average hours in clinical practise/ week | 0–9 | 2 | 2.2 | 43.7 h average | Majority or respondent cohort (81%) aligns with NHWDS average (>30 h/week) |
| 10–19 | 3 | 3.2 | |||
| 20–29 | 10 | 10.8 | |||
| 30+ | 75 | 80.6 | |||
| Where do you predominantly practise? | Public hospital | 61 | 65.6 | — | |
| Private practice | 32 | 34.4 | |||
| Geographical area serviced | Metropolitan | 73 | 78.5 | 91.5% (MMM1) | Majority comparable areas. More *regional representation in respondent cohort (ie, 23% vs 5%) |
| Regional | 22 | 23.7 | 4.8% (MMM2) | ||
| Remote | 2 | 2.2 | 3.7% (MMM3-7) |
N = 93 respondents in total.
IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; MMM, modified Monash model; NHWDS, National Health Workforce Dataset.
^Valid % refers to the percentage of the total number of responses for that survey item.
*NOTE: alignment on what is defined as regional/remote by MMM category is approximated.