Table 2

Characteristics of resources by type

	Total (n=41)	Guidelines (n=9)	Guides (n=22)	Factsheets (n=10)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Date
Published/updated in 2013 or after	24 (58.5)	6 (66.7)	13 (59.1)	5 (50)
Published/updated in 2012 or earlier	13 (31.7)	3 (33.3)	8 (36.4)	2 (20)
No date provided	4 (9.8)	0 (0)	1 (4.5)	3 (30)
Format
Report/other	24 (58.5)	6 (66.7)	12 (54.5)	6 (60)
Journal article	17 (41.5)	3 (33.3)	10 (45.5)	4 (40)
Country
USA	15 (36.6)	3 (33.3)	9 (40.9)	3 (30)
Australia	12 (29.3)	2 (22.2)	4 (18.2)	6 (60)
Canada	7 (17.1)	0 (0)	6 (27.3)	1 (10)
UK	5 (12.2)	2 (22.2)	3 (13.6)	0 (0)
Scotland	1 (2.4)	1 (11.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)
South Africa	1 (2.4)	1 (11.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Topic*
Referral/management	40 (97.6)	8 (88.9)	22 (100)	10 (100)
Diagnosis	23 (56.1)	8 (88.9)	13 (59.1)	2 (20)
Assessment	22 (53.7)	9 (100)	11 (50)	2 (20)
Broad/policy	9 (22)	6 (66.7)	3 (13.6)	0 (0)
Health service level*
Face to face with patients	40 (97.6)	8 (88.9)	22 (100)	10 (100)
Administration	12 (29.3)	4 (44.4)	7 (31.8)	1 (10)
Policy	8 (19.5)	4 (44.4)	4 (18.2)	0 (0)
Evidence base
Literature/clinical research	18 (43.9)	4 (44.4)	10 (45.5)	4 (40)
Expert judgement and literature/clinical research	17 (41.5)	5 (55.6)	9 (40.9)	3 (30)
None reported	5 (12.2)	0 (0)	2 (9.1)	3 (30)
Expert judgement	1 (2.4)	0 (0)	1 (4.5)	0 (0)
For use with First Nations Australians
No	38 (92.7)	7 (77.8)	21 (95.5)	10 (100)
Yes	3 (7.3)	2 (22.2)	1 (4.5)	0 (0)
Designed for health professionals in First Nations Australian communities
No	38 (92.7)	7 (77.8)	21 (95.5)	10 (100)
Yes	3 (7.3)	2 (22.2)	1 (4.5)	0 (0)
Designed with input from First Nations Australians
No	38 (92.7)	7 (77.8)	21 (95.5)	10 (100)
Yes	3 (7.3)	2 (22.2)	1 (4.5)	0 (0)