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Table 1 Demographic details of participating General Practitioners1.

From: A before and after study of the impact of academic detailing on the use of diagnostic imaging for shoulder complaints in general practice

  

ACE2

WDGP3

  

N (%)

N (%)

Gender

Male

34 (60.7%)

19 (61.3%)

 

Female

22 (39.3%)

12 (38.7%)

GP Age

<35

2 (3.6%)

2 (6.5%)

 

35–44

17 (30.4%)

5 (16.1%)

 

45–54

25 (44.6%)

11 (35.5%)

 

55–64

10 (17.9%)

10 (32.3%)

 

65+

2 (3.6%)

0

Years in general practice

<= 5 years

3 (5.4%)

1 (3.2%)

 

6–15 years

15 (26.8%

4 (12.9%)

 

16–25 years

28 (50%)

17 (54.8%)

 

26+ years

10 (17.9%)

7 (22.6%)

Number of full time equivalents at practice

Solo

7 (12.5%)

8 (25.8%)

 

2 GPs

7 (12.5%)

8 (25.8%)

 

3 GPs

9 (16.1%)

3 (9.7%)

 

4 GPs

5 (8.9%)

4 (12.9%)

 

5 or more GPs

27 (48.2%)

4 (12.9%)

 

Other

1 (1.8%)

1 (3.2%)

Completion of Family Medicine

Yes

27 (48.2%

8 (25.8%)

Program or RACGP training program

No

29 (51.8%)

19 (61.3%)

 

Current

0

2 (6.5%)

 

Registrar

  

Vocationally Registered

Yes

55 (98.2%)

29 (93.5%)

 

No

1 (1.8%)

0

Number of patients with shoulder pain in an 'average' week

<6

31 (55.4%)

16 (51.6%)

 

6–15

22 (39.9%)

11 (35.5%)

 

16–25

3 (5.4%)

1 (3.2%)

 

26+

0

1 (3.2%)

Approximate number of patients seen in a normal week

0–25

6 (10.7%

1 (3.2%)

 

26–50

12 (21.4%)

4 (12.9%)

 

51–75

15 (26.8%)

3 (9.7%)

 

76–100

11 (19.6%)

8 (25.8%)

 

101–125

9 (16.1%)

9 (29%)

 

126–150

3 (5.4%)

4 (12.9%)

  1. 1Percentages do not always total 100 due to missing data
  2. 2ACE = Adelaide Central and Eastern Division of General Practice
  3. 3WDGP = Western Division of General Practice