GP characteristics | Confident in diagnosing | p-value# | Confident in managing | p-value# | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 12) | Yes (n = 54) | No (n = 24) | Yes (n = 42) | |||
Hours worked at GP, mean ± standard deviation | 34.1 ± 8.8 | 31.5 ± 10.3 | 0.42 | 29.7 ± 7.6 | 33.2 ± 11.1 | 0.17 |
Age groups (years old), n (%) | Â | Â | 0.86 | Â | Â | Â |
-  ≤ 45 | 7 (58.3) | 30 (55.6) |  | 18 (75.0) | 19 (45.2) | 0.019 |
-  > 45 | 5 (41.7) | 24 (44.4) |  | 6 (25.0) | 23 (54.8) |  |
Location of GP practice, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.99^ | Â | Â | 0.70 |
- Regional | 3 (25.0) | 12 (23.1) | Â | 5 (20.8) | 10 (25.0) | Â |
- Metropolitan | 9 (75.0) | 40 (76.9) | Â | 19 (79.2) | 30 (75.0) | Â |
Concussion diagnoses made/year, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.021^ | Â | Â | 0.020 |
-  < 5 | 11 (91.7) | 29 (53.7) |  | 19 (79.2) | 21 (50.0) |  |
-  ≥ 5 | 1 (8.3) | 25 (46.3) |  | 5 (20.8) | 21 (50.0) |  |
Work outside sessional load, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.31^ | Â | Â | 0.15 |
- No | 10 (83.3) | 35 (64.8) | Â | 19 (79.2) | 26 (61.9) | Â |
- Yes | 2 (16.7) | 19 (35.2) | Â | 5 (20.8) | 16 (38.1) | Â |
Ever heard of guidelines, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.029^ | Â | Â | 0.081 |
- No | 7 (58.3) | 12 (22.2) | Â | 10 (41.7) | 9 (21.4) | Â |
- Yes | 5 (41.7) | 42 (77.8) | Â | 14 (58.3) | 33 (78.6) | Â |
Have a protocol for coding, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.74^ | Â | Â | 0.38 |
- No | 7 (63.6) | 37 (68.5) | Â | 14 (60.9) | 30 (71.4) | Â |
- Yes | 4 (36.4) | 17 (31.5) | Â | 9 (39.2) | 12 (28.6) | Â |