Appendix table 17-1 shows the number of visits made to general practitioners in the year from April 2009 to March 2010 by all participants.
Most survey participants who had a general practitioner (95.6%) gave consent for their practitioner to supply further information on the health care they had provided to the participant over the past year.
Information was returned by general practitioners for half (49.2%) of the consenting participants (representing 39.7% of the total sample). Of these, 97.9% had consulted their general practitioner in the previous year.
Appendix table 17-2, appendix table 17-3, appendix table 17-4 and appendix table 17-5 are based on the data for these 'participant-patients'. In this subsample, 55.9% of participants were male and 37.9% were aged 18-34 years.
Appendix Table 17-1. Visits to general practitioner in past year
Males | Females | 18-34 years | 35-64 years | Persons | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Median | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Appendix Table 17-2. General practitioner subsample: Visits to general practitioner by participant-patients in past year
Males | Females | 18-34 years | 35-64 years | Persons | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Median | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
Appendix Table 17-3. General practitioner subsample: Reasons for consultation with general practitioner in past year
Reason for consultation | Males (%) | Females (%) | 18-34 years (%) | 35-64 years (%) | Persons (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescription (new or repeat) | 66.7 | 71.6 | 62.8 | 72.5 | 68.8 | ||
Blood tests | 52.0 | 53.7 | 41.3 | 59.8 | 52.8 | ||
Other physical health problems | 43.9 | 47.6 | 38.3 | 50.0 | 45.6 | ||
Review of psychotic symptoms | 39.6 | 45.0 | 41.3 | 42.5 | 42.0 | ||
General check up | 35.1 | 35.5 | 25.3 | 41.4 | 35.3 | ||
Blood pressure and/or cardiovascular check | 37.9 | 31.3 | 21.9 | 43.0 | 35.0 | ||
Depression | 22.7 | 42.2 | 28.6 | 33.0 | 31.3 | ||
Anxiety | 24.2 | 38.0 | 26.8 | 32.5 | 30.3 | ||
Weight gain and/or diet | 26.5 | 32.3 | 27.9 | 29.8 | 29.1 | ||
Sleep disturbance | 17.7 | 27.2 | 20.1 | 23.0 | 21.9 | ||
Respiratory problems | 19.7 | 24.0 | 17.5 | 24.1 | 21.6 | ||
Influenza injection | 20.7 | 19.8 | 13.4 | 24.5 | 20.3 | ||
Other psychological symptoms | 14.6 | 23.6 | 19.7 | 18.0 | 18.6 | ||
Drug and/or alcohol problem | 18.4 | 12.8 | 18.6 | 14.3 | 15.9 | ||
Medical certificate or form | 13.1 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 11.6 | 13.4 | ||
Sexual/reproductive health issues | 6.3 | 22.4 | 16.4 | 11.6 | 13.4 | ||
Depot medication | 12.9 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11.3 | ||
Diabetes | 11.9 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 11.1 | ||
Other | 10.6 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 9.3 |
Appendix Table 17-4. General practitioner subsample: Management of specified physical conditions by general practitioner in past year
Management of specified physical condition | Males (%) | Females (%) | 18-34 years (%) | 35-64 years (%) | Persons (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provide treatment to participant for metabolic, cardiovascular or kidney conditions | 33.1 | 31.0 | 21.9 | 38.4 | 32.2 | |||
Referred participant to specialist for metabolic, cardiovascular or kidney conditions | 10.9 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 13.4 | 11.4 |
Appendix Table 17-5. General practitioner subsample: General practitioner mental health care plan in past year
Males (%) | Females (%) | 18-34 years (%) | 35-64 years (%) | Persons (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General practitioner mental health care plan (proportion) | 23.0 | 33.5 | 25.3 | 29.1 | 27.6 | ||
Frequency of plan reviews (proportion of those with a mental health care plan): | |||||||
No set time for review | 25.3 | 19.0 | 26.5 | 19.5 | 21.9 | ||
Monthly | 6.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 6.6 | ||
Every 3 months | 16.5 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 18.0 | 19.4 | ||
Every 6 months | 26.4 | 31.4 | 26.5 | 30.5 | 29.1 | ||
Annually | 14.3 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 13.3 | ||
Other | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | ||
Missing | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | ||
Total Respondents | [91 | 105 | 68 | 128 | 196 |