Variable | Class | Topical only | Systemic±topical | P value |
Patient variables | ||||
Patient age group (n=639) | 0–14 | 180 (77%) | 294 (73%) | 0.018 |
15–34 | 27 (11%) | 73 (18%) | ||
35–64 | 19 (8%) | 33 (8%) | ||
65+ | 9 (4%) | 4 (1.0%) | ||
Patient gender (n=623) | Male | 117 (51%) | 187 (47%) | 0.35 |
Female | 111 (49%) | 208 (53%) | ||
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (n=604) | No | 213 (96%) | 362 (95%) | 0.42 |
Yes | 8 (4%) | 21 (5%) | ||
NESB (n=605) | No | 213 (96%) | 374 (98%) | 0.19 |
Yes | 9 (4%) | 9 (2%) | ||
Patient/practice status (n=631) | Existing patient | 52 (22%) | 75 (19%) | 0.60 |
New to practice | 18 (8%) | 39 (10%) | ||
New to trainee | 166 (70%) | 281 (71%) | ||
Trainee variables | ||||
Trainee gender (n=645) | Male | 105 (44%) | 174 (43%) | 0.84 |
Female | 134 (56%) | 232 (57%) | ||
Trainee FT or PT (n=622) | Part-time | 54 (23%) | 69 (18%) | 0.12 |
Full-time | 178 (77%) | 321 (82%) | ||
Term (n=645) | Term 1 | 98 (41%) | 173 (43%) | 0.20 |
Term 2 | 73 (31%) | 140 (34%) | ||
Term 3 | 68 (28%) | 93 (23%) | ||
Worked at practice previously (n=639) | No | 186 (78%) | 303 (76%) | 0.57 |
Yes | 52 (22%) | 98 (24%) | ||
Qualified as doctor in Australia (n=641) | No | 35 (15%) | 95 (24%) | 0.020 |
Yes | 202 (85%) | 309 (76%) | ||
Trainee age | Mean (SD) | 32 (6) | 33 (7) | 0.20 |
Practice variables | ||||
Practice size (n=624) | Small | 75 (33%) | 141 (36%) | 0.46 |
Large | 155 (67%) | 253 (64%) | ||
Practice routinely bulk bills (n=640) | No | 206 (88%) | 343 (85%) | 0.47 |
Yes | 29 (12%) | 62 (15%) | ||
Rurality (n=644) | Major city | 148 (62%) | 191 (47%) | 0.002 |
Inner regional | 46 (19%) | 133 (33%) | ||
Outer regional remote | 44 (18%) | 82 (20%) | ||
Region (n=645) | Region 1 | 84 (35%) | 146 (36%) | 0.26 |
Region 2 | 12 (5%) | 27 (7%) | ||
Region 3 | 28 (12%) | 58 (14%) | ||
Region 4 | 94 (39%) | 130 (32%) | ||
Region 5 | 10 (4%) | 30 (7%) | ||
Region 6 | 11 (5%) | 15 (4%) | ||
SEIFA index | Mean (SD) | 6 (3) | 6 (3) | 0.22 |
Consultation variables | ||||
Sought help any source (n=645) | No | 176 (74%) | 237 (58%) | <0.001 |
Yes | 63 (26%) | 169 (42%) | ||
Consultation duration | Mean (SD) | 14 (6) | 14 (6) | 0.60 |
Number of problems | Mean (SD) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.030 |
Consultation outcome variables | ||||
Pathology ordered (n=645) | No | 210 (88%) | 308 (76%) | 0.001 |
Yes | 29 (12%) | 98 (24%) | ||
Learning goals generated (n=614) | No | 192 (85%) | 321 (83%) | 0.27 |
Yes | 33 (15%) | 68 (17%) | ||
Follow-up ordered (n=645) | No | 151 (63%) | 243 (60%) | 0.38 |
Yes | 88 (37%) | 163 (40%) | ||
Imaging ordered (n=645) | No | 239 (100%) | 405 (99.8%) | 1.00 |
P values from unadjusted generalised estimating equations analysis.
Region is derived from former Regional Training Provider and current Regional Training Organisation geographic footprints.
FT, full time;NESB, non-English speaking background; PT, part time;SEIFA, Socioeconomic Indexes of Areas.