|
Practice factors at baseline
|
N practices
| |
N practices
| |
|
Number of practices
|
81
| |
11
| |
|
Number of GPs per practice (SD)
|
81
|
5 (3.8)
|
11
|
6 (4.1)
|
|
No. (%) rural practices
|
81
|
29 (36)
|
11
|
2 (18)
|
|
No. (%) with x-ray facility on site
|
80
|
3 (4)
|
9
|
1 (11)
|
|
No. (%) of industrial practices
|
81
|
7 (9)
|
9
|
0 (0)
|
|
No. (%) of training practices
|
80
|
51 (64)
|
9
|
6 (67)
|
|
Method of billing:
|
76
| |
9
| |
|
No. (%) Bulk bill
| |
12 (16)
| |
1 (11)
|
|
No. (%) Co-payment
| |
64 (84)
| |
8 (89)
|
|
GP factors at baseline
|
N GPs
| |
N GPs
| |
|
Number
|
94
| |
18
| |
|
Mean age (years) (SD)
|
93
|
54 (10.3)
|
8
|
55 (14.1)
|
|
No. (%) female
|
93
|
33 (35)
|
10
|
4 (40)
|
|
Mean number of years since graduated (SD)
|
93
|
30 (10.2)
|
8
|
31 (14.5)
|
|
No. (%) with special interest in low-back pain
|
93
|
16 (17)
|
8
|
0 (0)
|
|
No. (%) undertaken LBP continuing education in past year
|
92
|
10 (11)
|
8
|
1 (12)
|
|
Mean number of patients seen per week (SD)
|
92
|
126 (55.4)
|
8
|
129 (61.6)
|
|
Mean number of LBP patients seen per week (SD) (averaged over the previous month) [Median; IQR]
|
90
|
12 (17.7) [8; 4 to 10]
|
8
|
11 (5.4) [10; 9 to 12]
|
|
No. (%) who are members of local GP Division
|
93
|
87 (93)
|
8
|
7 (87)
|
