Table 1 Demographic, usual practice and knowledge of the GP, by location of practice (n = 64a)
|  | Regional area (n = 15) | Metropolitan area (n = 49) | p-value# |
|---|---|---|---|
Hours worked at GP, mean ± standard deviation | 28.9 ± 12.9 | 32.7 ± 9.1 | 0.21 |
Age groups (years old), n (%) | Â | Â | 0.48 |
-  ≤ 45 | 7 (46.7) | 28 (57.1) |  |
-  > 45 | 8 (53.3) | 21 (42.9) |  |
Work outside sessional load, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.99^ |
- No | 10 (66.7) | 34 (69.4) | Â |
- Yes | 5 (33.3) | 15 (30.6) | Â |
Concussion diagnoses made/year, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.15 |
-  < 5 | 7 (46.7) | 33 (67.4) |  |
-  ≥ 5 | 8 (53.3) | 16 (32.7) |  |
Frequency of concussion as a secondary diagnosis, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.32^ |
- Never/Rarely | 10 (66.7) | 39 (79.6) | Â |
- About half the time/Frequently | 5 (33.3) | 8 (20.4) | Â |
Would refer to specialist, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.57 |
- No | 8 (53.3) | 22 (44.9) | Â |
- Yes | 7 (46.7) | 27 (55.1) | Â |
Would refer for diagnostic imaging, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.10 |
- No | 11 (73.3) | 23 (48.9) | Â |
- Yes | 4 (26.7) | 24 (51.1) | Â |
Identified all symptoms and distractors correctly, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.25 |
- No | 8 (53.3) | 34 (69.4) | Â |
- Yes | 7 (46.7) | 15 (30.6) | Â |
Identified all signs and distractors correctly, n (%) | Â | Â | - |
- No | 15 (100.0) | 49 (100.0) | Â |
- Yes | 0 | 0 | Â |
Confident in making a diagnosis of concussion, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.99^ |
- No | 3 (20.0) | 9 (18.4) | Â |
- Yes | 12 (80.0) | 40 (81.6) | Â |
Confident in managing a diagnosis of concussion, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.70 |
- No | 5 (33.3) | 19 (38.8) | Â |
- Yes | 10 (66.7) | 30 (61.2) | Â |
Understanding of prolonged recovery in concussed adults | Â | Â | 0.99^ |
-  > 5 days | 9 (60.0) | 28 (57.1) |  |
-  > 14 days | 6 (40.0) | 19 (38.8) |  |
-  > 28 days | 0 | 2 (4.1) |  |
Understanding of prolonged recovery in concussed children/adolescents | Â | Â | 0.55^ |
-  > 5 days | 11 (73.3) | 41 (83.7) |  |
-  > 14 days | 2 (13.3) | 5 (10.2) |  |
-  > 28 days | 2 (13.3) | 3 (6.1) |  |
Ever heard of guidelines, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.35^ |
- No | 6 (40.0) | 13 (26.5) | Â |
- Yes | 9 (60.0) | 36 (73.5) | Â |
Have a protocol for coding, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.99 |
- No | 10 (66.7) | 32 (66.7) | Â |
- Yes | 5 (33.3) | 16 (33.3) | Â |