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Table 2 Patient, consultation and provider characteristics

From: Explaining the variation in the management of lifestyle risk factors in primary health care: A multilevel cross sectional study

Variables

Categories

No (%)

Patient Characteristics (n = 732 patients)

  

Age (n = 727)

18–44 years

131 (18.0)

 

45–64 years

142 (19.5)

 

65+

454 (62.4)

Gender (n = 728)

Male

302 (41.5)

 

Female

426 (58.5)

SEIFA index1 (n = 712)

Most disadvantaged (SEIFA quintile 1–2)

314 (44.1)

 

Intermediate Deprivation (SEIFA quintile 3)

120 (16.9)

 

Least disadvantaged (SEIFA quintile 4–5)

278 (39.0)

Consultation Characteristics (n = 732 patients)

First consultation

150 (22.3)

Consultation Type (n = 674)

Follow up consultation

524 (77.7)

Reason for Visit (n = 660)

Wound management

377 (57.1)

 

Procedures

59 (8.9)

 

Primary health care clinic (team 3 only)

56 (8.5)

 

Child and Family Health

49 (7.4)

 

Palliative care

44 (6.7)

 

Chronic disease care

28 (4.2)

 

Allied health

25 (3.8)

 

Support (unspecified)

22 (3.3)

Appropriate to address risk factors (n = 686)

Yes

564 (82.2)

 

No – extrinsic patient or service factors2

86 (12.5)

 

No – patient acceptability low3

36 (5.3)

Provider Characteristics (n = 57 providers)

  

Team (n = 57)

Team 1 (Urban)

33 (57.9)

 

Team 2 (Rural)

16 (28.1)

 

Team 3 (Rural)

8 (14.0)

Provider Type (n = 57)

Registered Nurse

37 (64.9)

 

Enrolled Nurse

11 (19.3)

 

Allied Health/other4

9 (15.8)

Provider Attitudes (n = 57 providers)

  

Plan to discuss risk factors prior to consultation (n = 680)

No

395 (58.1)

 

Yes

285 (41.9)

Accessibility of Support Services Rating (n = 56)

Low

10 (17.9)

 

Moderate

33 (58.9)

 

High

13 (23.2)

Work Priority Rating (n = 56)

Low

5 (8.9)

 

Moderate

17 (30.4)

 

High

34 (60.7)

Patient Acceptability Rating (n = 55)

Low

3 (5.5)

 

Moderate

30 (54.5)

 

High

22 (40)

Effectiveness Rating (n = 55)

Low

11 (19.6)

 

Moderate

40 (71.4)

 

High

4 (7.1)

  1. 1 2006 index of relative socio-economic advantage/disadvantage
  2. 2 Extrinsic patient or service factors: Palliative care, physically unable to respond, frail aged, incapacitated, mental health problems, intellectual disability, NESB, lack of time, discrete/casual service, ongoing care
  3. 3 Provider perception of low patient acceptance (inappropriate time, patient not interested, religious beliefs)
  4. 4 Other: Aboriginal Health Worker (AHW), as only one AHW participated in the audit they have been grouped with allied health providers for the purposes of examining impact of provider type in multi-level analysis.
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