Table of contents
- Preliminary material (59K PDF)
- Title page and verso
- Foreword
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Summary
- Acknowledgments
- Chapters
- Introduction (112K PDF)
- Aims
- Methods
- The sample frame
- Sampling methods
- Recruitment methods
- Data elements
- The BEACH relational database
- Statistical methods
- Classification of data
- Validity and reliability
- The general practitioners
- Results of recruitment
- The participating GPs
- Comparison between participating and non-participating GPs
- Representativeness
- Comparison of BEACH GPs with the national GP population
- Comparison of BEACH consultations with all GP consultations in Australia
- Sample weights
- The weighted dataset
- The encounters
- Overview of the dataset
- Encounter type
- The patients (238K PDF)
- Patient characteristics
- Patient reasons for encounter
- The inter-relationship of RFEs with other variables
- Problems managed
- Number of problems managed at encounter
- Nature of morbidity
- The inter-relationship of problems managed with other variables
- Overview of management
- Medications
- Source of medications
- The inter-relationship of a medication with other variables
- Prescribed medications
- Medications advised for over-the-counter purchase
- Medications supplied by general practitioners
- Non-pharmacological management
- Clinical treatments
- Procedural treatments
- Referrals and admissions (162K PDF)
- Number of referrals and admissions
- Most frequent referrals
- Problems that were referred
- The inter-relationship of referrals with other variables
- Investigations
- Pathology ordering
- Imaging ordering
- Patient wellbeing and risk factors
- Background
- Methods
- Wellbeing
- Body mass
- Smoking
- Alcohol use
- Discussion
- Methodological issues
- Data collection from electronic health records
- Comparing BEACH data with those from other sources
- Conclusion
- Current status of BEACH
- Access to the BEACH data
- Introduction (112K PDF)
- End matter (86K PDF)
- Appendixes
- Appendix 1: Example of a recording form
- Appendix 2: GP characteristics questionnaire
- Appendix 3: Reasons for encounter and problems managed - code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS
- Appendix 4: Clinical treatment - code groups from ICPC-2 PLUS
- Appendix 5: Procedural treatment code groups from ICPC-2 PLUS
- Appendix 6: Referrals - code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS
- Appendix 7I: Pathology test orders - code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS
- Appendix 8: Imaging test orders - code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC2 PLUS
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Appendixes