|
Mean (range) |
n (%)
|
Sex (n = 25) |
Male | | 13 (52) |
Female | | 12 (48) |
Age, years (n = 25) |
30–39 | 51 (34–62) | 3 (12) |
40–49 | 7 (28) |
50–59 | 11 (44) |
60–69 | 4 (16) |
Practice location (n = 25) |
Major city | | 7 (28) |
Inner regional | | 13 (52) |
Outer regional | | 4 (16) |
Remote | | 1 (4) |
Years practising as GP (n = 2
4
)
|
<10 | 19 (3–38) | 7 (29) |
10–19 | 4 (17) |
20–29 | 5 (21) |
≥30 | 8 (33) |
Hours worked per week (n = 25) |
<35 | 39 (21–60) | 9 (36) |
35–44 | 7 (28) |
45–54 | 6 (24) |
≥55 | 3 (12) |
Travel time to work, one way, minutes (n = 25) |
<10 | 16 (3–75) | 9 (36) |
10–29 | 12 (48) |
30–59 | 3 (12) |
≥60 | 1 (4) |
Employment (n = 25) |
Principal | | 10 (40) |
Employee | | 5 (20) |
Associate or contractor | | 10 (40) |
Language spoken when practising (n = 25) |
English only | | 21 (84) |
English and other | | 4 (16) |
Postgraduate education in palliative care (n = 25) |
Yes | | 1 (4) |
No | | 24 (96) |
Country of medical degree (n = 25) |
Australia | | 19 (76) |
Other | | 6 (24) |
GP fellowships (n = 25)a
|
Royal Australian College of GPs | | 19 (76) |
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine | | 2 (8) |
None | | 6 (24) |