General Practice Activity in Australia 2011-12
General Practice Series No. 31
Published on 26. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
206 pages
978-1-74332-018-1 (ISBN)
Description
The book provides a summary of results from the 14th year of the BEACH program, a continuing national study of general practice activity in Australia.
From April 2011 to March 2012, 984 general practitioners recorded details about 98,400 GP-patient encounters, at which patients presented 153,218 reasons for encounter and 152,286 problems were managed. For an 'average' 100 problems managed, GPs recorded: 70 medications (including 57 prescribed, six supplied to the patient and seven advised for over-the-counter purchase); 11 procedures; 24 clinical treatments (advice and counselling); six referrals to specialists and three to allied health services; orders for 31 pathology tests and seven imaging tests.
A subsample study of more than 31,000 patients suggests prevalence of the following measured risk factors in the attending adult (18 years and over) patient population: obesity - 27 per cent; overweight - 35 per cent; daily smoking - 15 per cent; at-risk alcohol consumption - 25 per cent. One in four people in the attending population had at least two of these risk factors.
A companion publication, A Decade of Australian General Practice Activity 2001-02 to 2010-11 is also available.
From April 2011 to March 2012, 984 general practitioners recorded details about 98,400 GP-patient encounters, at which patients presented 153,218 reasons for encounter and 152,286 problems were managed. For an 'average' 100 problems managed, GPs recorded: 70 medications (including 57 prescribed, six supplied to the patient and seven advised for over-the-counter purchase); 11 procedures; 24 clinical treatments (advice and counselling); six referrals to specialists and three to allied health services; orders for 31 pathology tests and seven imaging tests.
A subsample study of more than 31,000 patients suggests prevalence of the following measured risk factors in the attending adult (18 years and over) patient population: obesity - 27 per cent; overweight - 35 per cent; daily smoking - 15 per cent; at-risk alcohol consumption - 25 per cent. One in four people in the attending population had at least two of these risk factors.
A companion publication, A Decade of Australian General Practice Activity 2001-02 to 2010-11 is also available.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
A4
Illustrations
74 Tables, black and white; 35 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74332-018-1 (9781743320181)
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Persons
Helena Britt is a professor of primary care research at the University of Sydney.
Graeme C. Miller is an associate professor and Medical Director of the Family Medical Research Centre at the University of Sydney.
Joan Henderson is the deputy director of the Family Medical Research Centre at the University of Sydney.
Janice Charles is a senior research officer at the Family Medical Research Centre at the University of Sydney.
Graeme C. Miller is an associate professor and Medical Director of the Family Medical Research Centre at the University of Sydney.
Joan Henderson is the deputy director of the Family Medical Research Centre at the University of Sydney.
Janice Charles is a senior research officer at the Family Medical Research Centre at the University of Sydney.
Content
List of tables
List of figures
Summary
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. The sample
4. The participating GPs
5. The encounters
6. The patients
7. Problems managed
8. Overview of management
9. Medications
10. Other treatments
11. Referrals and admissions
12. Investigations
13. Patient risk factors
14. SAND abstracts and research tools
References
Abbreviations
Symbols
Glossary
Appendix 1: example of a 2011-12 recording form
Appendix 2: GP characteristics questionnaire, 2011-12
Appendix 3: patient information card, 2011-12
Appendix 4: code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS
List of figures
Summary
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. The sample
4. The participating GPs
5. The encounters
6. The patients
7. Problems managed
8. Overview of management
9. Medications
10. Other treatments
11. Referrals and admissions
12. Investigations
13. Patient risk factors
14. SAND abstracts and research tools
References
Abbreviations
Symbols
Glossary
Appendix 1: example of a 2011-12 recording form
Appendix 2: GP characteristics questionnaire, 2011-12
Appendix 3: patient information card, 2011-12
Appendix 4: code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS