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Table 3 Associations between GP characteristics and correct symptom and sign identification (n = 66)

From: A cross-sectional study reporting concussion exposure, assessment and management in Western Australian general practice

GP characteristics

Identified all symptoms and distractors correctly

p-value#

Identified all signs and distractors correctly

p-value*

No (n = 43)

Yes (n = 23)

No (n = 66)

Yes (n = 0)

Hours worked at GP, mean ± standard deviation

30.7 ± 10.8

34.2 ± 8.3

0.18

31.9 ± 10.0

-

-

Age groups (years old), n (%)

  

0.64

  

-

-  ≤ 45

25 (58.1)

12 (52.2)

 

37 (56.1)

0

 

-  > 45

18 (41.9)

11 (47.8)

 

29 (43.9)

0

 

Location of GP practice, n (%)

  

0.25

  

-

- Regional

8 (19.1)

7 (31.8)

 

15 (23.4)

0

 

- Metropolitan

34 (81.0)

15 (68.2)

 

49 (76.6)

0

 

Concussion diagnoses made/year, n (%)

  

0.31

  

-

-  < 5

28 (65.1)

12 (52.2)

 

40 (60.6)

0

 

-  ≥ 5

15 (34.9)

11 (47.8)

 

26 (39.4)

0

 

Work outside sessional load, n (%)

  

0.78

  

-

- No

30 (69.8)

15 (65.2)

 

45 (68.2)

0

 

- Yes

13 (30.2)

8 (34.8)

 

21 (31.8)

0

 

Ever heard of guidelines, n (%)

  

0.039

  

-

- No

16 (37.2)

3 (13.0)

 

19 (28.8)

0

 

- Yes

27 (62.8)

20 (87.0)

 

47 (71.2)

0

 

Have a protocol for coding, n (%)

  

0.75

  

-

- No

29 (69.1)

15 (65.2)

 

44 (67.7)

0

 

- Yes

13 (31.0)

8 (34.8)

 

21 (32.3)

0

 
  1. # Difference in mean hours worked between GPs who answered all symptoms and distractors correctly was assessed using independent-samples t-test. Associations between categorical demographic variables and answering all symptoms and distractors correctly were assessed using Chi-squared tests
  2. *Test of association could not be performed due to lack of GPs answering all the signs and distractors of concussion correctly