GP characteristics | Referral for diagnostic imaging | p-value# | Referral to specialist | p-value# | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 35) | Yes (n = 29) | No (n = 31) | Yes (n = 35) | |||
Hours worked at GP, mean ± standard deviation | 32.1 ± 11.0 | 32.1 ± 9.3 | 0.98 | 34.5 ± 10.5 | 29.7 ± 9.2 | 0.05 |
Age groups (years old), n (%) | Â | Â | 0.32 | Â | Â | 0.10 |
-  ≤ 45 | 17 (48.6) | 18 (62.1) |  | 14 (45.2) | 23 (65.7) |  |
-  > 45 | 18 (51.4) | 11 (37.9) |  | 17 (54.8) | 12 (34.3) |  |
Location of GP practice, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.10 | Â | Â | 0.57 |
- Regional | 11 (32.4) | 4 (14.3) | Â | 8 (26.7) | 7 (20.6) | Â |
- Metropolitan | 23 (67.7) | 24 (85.7) | Â | 22 (73.3) | 27 (79.4) | Â |
Concussion diagnoses made/year, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.69 | Â | Â | 0.06 |
-  < 5 | 20 (57.1) | 18 (62.1) |  | 15 (48.4) | 25 (71.4) |  |
-  ≥ 5 | 15 (42.9) | 11 (37.9) |  | 16 (51.6) | 10 (28.6) |  |
Work outside sessional load, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.78 | Â | Â | 0.55 |
- No | 23 (65.7) | 20 (69.0) | Â | 20 (64.5) | 25 (71.4) | Â |
- Yes | 12 (34.3) | 9 (31.0) | Â | 11 (35.5) | 10 (28.6) | Â |
Ever heard of guidelines, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.38 | Â | Â | 0.30 |
- No | 12 (34.3) | 7 (24.1) | Â | 7 (22.6) | 12 (34.3) | Â |
- Yes | 23 (65.7) | 22 (75.9) | Â | 24 (77.4) | 23 (65.7) | Â |
Have a protocol for coding, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.47 | Â | Â | 0.99 |
- No | 22 (62.9) | 20 (71.4) | Â | 21 (67.7) | 23 (67.7) | Â |
- Yes | 13 (37.1) | 8 (28.6) | Â | 10 (32.3) | 11 (32.4) | Â |