General practice activity in Australia 2001-02
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General practice activity in Australia 2001-02 (2.54M PDF)
Publication table of contents
Preliminary material (123K PDF)
Title page and verso
Foreword
Contents
List of tables
List of figures
Acknowledgments
Sections
Introduction (57K PDF)
Aims
Methods (145K PDF)
Sampling methods
Recruitment methods
Data elements
The BEACH relational database
Statistical methods
Classification of data
Quality assurance
Validity and reliability
The general practitioners (157K PDF)
Results of recruitment
The participating GPs
Comparison of participating and non-participating GPs
Discussion
Trends in characteristics of the GPs 1998-2002
Representativeness (140K PDF)
Comparison of BEACH GPs with GP population
Sample weights
Comparison of BEACH consultations with all GP consultations in Australia
The weighted data set
The encounters (130K PDF)
Overview of the data set
Encounter type
Significant changes from 1998-99 to 2001-02
The patients (285K PDF)
Patient characteristics
Patient reasons for encounter
Significant changes over the years 1998-99 to 2001-02
Problems managed (159K PDF)
Number of problems managed at encounter
Nature of morbidity
Significant changes from 1998-99 to 2001-02
Overview of management (179K PDF)
Significant changes from 1998-99 to 2001-02
Medications (333K PDF)
Source of medications
Prescribed medications
Medications advised for over-the-counter purchase
Medications supplied by general practitioners
Non-pharmacological management (158K PDF)
Clinical treatments
Procedural treatments
Referrals and admissions (147K PDF)
Number of referrals and admissions
Most frequent referrals
Problems that were referred
Investigations (161K PDF)
Pathology ordering
Imaging ordering
Patient risk factors (214K PDF)
Background
Methods
Body mass index
Smoking
Alcohol use
Risk behaviour profile of adult patients
Changes in patient health risk behaviours since 1998-99
Changes over time for problem, medication and treatment rates (50K PDF)
Method
Changes in annual management rates of problems between 1998-99 and 2001-02
Changes in medication rates between 1998-99 and 2001-02
Changes in other treatments between 1998-99 and 2001-02
Selected topics - changes over time (399K PDF)
Method
Anti-depressant medications and the management of psychological problems over time
Lipid-lowering agents and management of lipid disorders over time
Asthma inhalant medications and the management of asthma problems over time
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the management of arthritis and other musculoskeletal problems
Antibiotics and the management of acute upper respiratory tract infection
Encounters with Indigenous people (202K PDF)
Number of encounters
The general practitioners
Patient characteristics
Characteristics of the encounters
Morbidity and management
Patient reasons for encounter
Morbidity managed
Discussion
Discussion (90K PDF)
Overview of results
Methodological issues
Comparing BEACH data with those from other sources
Conclusion (85K PDF)
Current status of BEACH
Access to BEACH data
End matter (reference list, glossary and abbreviations) (65K PDF)
Reference list
Glossary
Abbreviations
End matter (appendixes)
Appendixes
Example of a recording form (1.1M PDF)
GP characteristics questionnaire (87K PDF)
Code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS (154K PDF)
Summary of annual results 1998-99 to 2000-02 (137K PDF)