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