Participants | National comparison | ||
---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | ||
Age, years | 43 | 11.8 | 50.5* |
Years after graduation | 19 | 11.3 | |
Years as GP | 13 | 11.1 | |
GPs in primary practice | 8 | 4.1 | |
GP sessions/week | 6 | 3.0 | |
N° | % | ||
Male | 58 | 56.9 | 60.9%†17 |
Graduated in Australia | 73 | 71.6 | 65.9%† |
GP registrar | 24 | 23.5 | 3.8%‡ |
FRACGP | 58 | 56.9 | 56.8¶ |
Accredited practice | 101 | 99.0 | 88.6¶ |
Position | |||
Principal | 21 | 20.6 | |
Non-principal | 63 | 61.8 | |
Other | 18 | 17.6 | |
State | |||
New South Wales | 13 | 12.7 | 33.1%‡ |
Queensland | 7 | 6.8 | 19.5%‡ |
Victoria | 25 | 24.5 | 25.1%‡ |
South Australia | 7 | 6.9 | 8.4%‡ |
Tasmania | 1 | 1.0 | 2.6%‡ |
Western Australia | 47 | 46.1 | 9.1%‡ |
Australian Capital Territory | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5%‡ |
Region of primary practice | |||
Capital city | 49 | 48.0 | 66.3%¶ |
Other metropolitan area | 38 | 37.3 | 7.6%¶ |
Large rural area | 5 | 4.9 | 6.7%¶ |
Small rural area | 6 | 5.9 | 7.1%¶ |
Other rural area | 3 | 2.9 | 10.6%¶ |
Remote centre | 1 | 1.0 | 0.6%¶ |
Remoteness of the region | |||
Major city | 73 | 71.6 | 71.5%‡ |
Inner regional area | 15 | 14.7 | 18.9%‡ |
Outer regional area | 10 | 9.8 | 7.8%‡ |
Remote area | 3 | 2.9 | 1.2%‡ |
Very remote area | 1 | 1.0 | 0.6%‡ |
Patients consulted, per week | |||
<100 | 49 | 48.0 | |
100–149 | 30 | 29.4 | |
150–199 | 20 | 19.6 | |
>199 | 3 | 3.0 | |
Direct patient care, h/week | |||
<11 | 11 | 10.8 | 1.2%¶ |
11–20 | 21 | 20.6 | 12.2%¶ |
21–40 | 47 | 46.1 | 53%¶ |
41–60 | 20 | 19.6 | 32.1%¶ |
>60 | 3 | 2.9 | 1.4%¶ |
Non-English patient consultations, % | |||
0 | 84 | 82.3 | 72.6%¶ |
<25 | 17 | 16.7 | 21.7%¶ |
25–50 | 0 | 0 | 2.9%¶ |
>50 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.8%¶ |
*Sourced from Britt et al14 and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.15
†Sourced from Britt et al.14
‡Sourced from General Practice Education and Training Limited.16
§Sourced from the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service.17
¶Compared to GPs involved in Britt et al.14
FRACGP, Fellowship of the Royal Australian college of General Practitioners; GP, general practitioners.