Table 2 Characteristics associated with lowest SEIFA-IRSD quintilea and highest 4 SEIFA-IRSD quintilesa (n=241,945)b
Variable | Class | Lowest quintilea n (%) | Highest 4 quintilesa n (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Registrar Variables | ||||
Registrar gender | Male | 18306 (41) | 70561 (36) | 0.064 |
Female | 26004 (59) | 127074 (64) | ||
Registrar Full-Time or Part-Time | Part-time | 9488 (22) | 42851 (22) | <0.001 |
Full-time | 33876 (78) | 149195 (78) | ||
Training term | Term 1 | 19348 (44) | 76513 (39) | <0.001 |
Term 2 | 15661 (35) | 71614 (36) | ||
Term 3 | 9301 (21) | 49508 (25) | ||
Worked at practice previously | No | 31894 (73) | 147753 (76) | <0.001 |
Yes | 11996 (27) | 47085 (24) | ||
Qualified as doctor in Australia | No | 9075 (21) | 33516 (17) | 0.201 |
Yes | 34995 (79) | 162779 (83) | ||
Pathway | General | 30867 (70) | 149094 (76) | 0.181 |
Rural | 13145 (30) | 47289 (24) | ||
Non English Speaking background | No | 9368 (21) | 30096 (15) | 0.01 |
Yes | 34762 (79) | 165988 (85) | ||
Registrar age | mean (SD) | 32 (6) | 32 (6) | <0.001 |
Practice Variables | ||||
Practice size | Small | 20593 (47) | 64277 (34) | <0.001 |
Large | 22770 (53) | 127297 (66) | ||
Region | Region 1 | 7196 (16) | 57084 (29) | <0.001 |
Region 2 | 5628 (13) | 17844 (9) | ||
Region 3 | 11663 (26) | 18762 (9) | ||
Region 4 | 15775 (36) | 82700 (42) | ||
Region 5 | 527 (1) | 6489 (3) | ||
Region 6 | 3521 (8) | 14756 (7) | ||
Practice routinely bulk bills | No | 26883 (62) | 158480 (81) | <0.001 |
Yes | 16647 (38) | 36595 (19) | ||
Rurality | Major city | 23291 (53) | 121805 (62) | <0.001 |
Regional/remote | 21019 (47) | 75207 (38) | ||
Patient Variables | ||||
Patient age group | 0-14 | 6818 (16) | 35095 (18) | <0.001 |
15-34 | 11976 (27) | 52934 (27) | ||
35-64 | 16778 (38) | 72566 (37) | ||
65+ | 8130 (19) | 34045 (17) | ||
Patient gender | Male | 17252 (40) | 75055 (39) | 0.015 |
Female | 26077 (60) | 117639 (61) | ||
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | No | 40277 (98) | 183157 (99) | <0.001 |
Yes | 889 (2) | 2517 (1) | ||
Non-English Speaking Background | No | 35225 (85) | 175804 (94) | <0.001 |
Yes | 6371 (15) | 11115 (6) | ||
Patient/practice status | Existing patient | 19487 (45) | 77234 (40) | <0.001 |
New to registrar | 20838 (48) | 102124 (53) | ||
New to practice | 2910 (7) | 14067 (7) | ||
Consultation Variables | ||||
Sought assistance (any source) | No | 33095 (75) | 153168 (78) | <0.001 |
Yes | 11215 (25) | 44467 (22) | ||
Chronic problem | No | 31631 (71) | 145957 (74) | <0.001 |
Yes | 12679 (29) | 51678 (26) | ||
Procedure performed | No | 39529 (89) | 178213 (90) | 0.002 |
Yes | 4781 (11) | 19422 (10) | ||
Seen by practice nurse | No | 39847 (90) | 177741 (91) | 0.719 |
Yes | 4215 (10) | 18504 (9) | ||
Consultation duration | mean (SD) | 18 (9) | 17 (9) | <0.001 |
Number of problems managed | mean (SD) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | <0.001 |
Consultation Outcomes Variables | ||||
Imaging ordered | No | 39405 (89) | 175527 (89) | 0.646 |
Yes | 4905 (11) | 22108 (11) | ||
Follow-up ordered | No | 18096 (41) | 89785 (45) | <0.001 |
Yes | 26214 (59) | 107850 (55) | ||
Pathology ordered | No | 34649 (78) | 153738 (78) | 0.430 |
Yes | 9661 (22) | 43897 (22) | ||
Medication prescribed | No | 18330 (41) | 84381 (43) | 0.276 |
Yes | 25980 (59) | 113254 (57) | ||
Referral made | No | 36744 (83) | 163768 (83) | 0.700 |
Yes | 7566 (17) | 33867 (17) | ||
Learning goals generated | No | 31167 (73) | 145215 (76) | <0.001 |
Yes | 11494 (27) | 45812 (24) | ||