Table 1 Demographic and other background information about the participating practices and GPs at baseline
| Â | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Practice characteristics (N) | 10 | Â | 9 | Â | 10 | Â |
Number of GPs participating from each practice (GP cluster size) | ||||||
1 | 3 | (30) | 4 | (44) | 6 | (60) |
2 | 6 | (60) | 2 | (22) | 3 | (30) |
3–4 | 1 | (10) | 3 | (33) | 1 | (10) |
Number of Solo GPs | 2 | (20) | 4 | (44) | 4 | (40) |
GP Characteristics (N) | 18 | Â | 18 | Â | 15 | Â |
Gender (proportion of male GPs) | 12 | (67) | 12 | (67) | 10 | (67) |
Graduated in Australia | 10 | (56) | 10 | (56) | 10 | (67) |
Years in General Practice in Australia – Median (IQR) | 11 | (7, 16) | 15.5 | (10, 20) | 19 | (14, 25) |
Years in General Practice in overseas- Median (IQR) | 0.5 | (0, 5) | 1 | (0, 5) | 0 | (0, 5) |
Qualifications and Membership* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Vocational registration | 11 | (61) | 13 | (72) | 14 | (93) |
Fellowship/GP Training Program | 15 | (61) | 7 | (28) | 4 | (20) |
Diploma/Master/PhD | 2 | (11) | 6 | (33) | 5 | (33) |
Other | 2 | (11) | 2 | (11) | 3 | (20) |
Sessions usually worked per week – Median (IQR) | 9 | (6, 10) | 8 | (6, 10) | 8 | (6, 10) |