Table of contents
- Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Foreword
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Symbols
- Executive summary 3
- Body section
- Overview
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 The BEACH program
- 1.3 Issues when using BEACH data with other national data
- 1.4 Access to BEACH data
- Methods
- 2.1 Sampling methods
- 2.2 Recruitment methods
- 2.3 Data elements
- 2.4 The BEACH relational database
- 2.5 Supplementary Analysis of Nominated Data
- 2.6 Statistical methods
- 2.7 Classification of data
- 2.8 Quality assurance
- 2.9 Validity and reliability
- 2.10 Extrapolated national estimates
- The sample
- 3.1 Response rate
- 3.2 Representativeness of the GP sample
- 3.3 Weighting the data
- 3.4 Representativeness of the final encounter sample
- 3.5 The weighted data set
- The participating GPs
- 4.1 Characteristics of the GP participants
- 4.2 Computer use at GP practices
- 4.3 Changes in characteristics of the GPs over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- The encounters
- 5.1 Content of the encounters
- 5.2 Encounter type
- 5.3 Consultation length
- 5.4 Changes in the encounters over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- The patients
- 6.1 Age–sex distribution of patients at encounter
- 6.2 Other patient characteristics
- 6.3 Patient reasons for encounter
- 6.4 Changes in patients and reasons for encounter over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- Problems managed
- 7.1 Number of problems managed at encounter
- 7.2 Problems managed by ICPC-2 chapter
- 7.3 Problems managed by ICPC-2 component
- 7.4 Most frequently managed problems
- 7.5 Most common new problems
- 7.6 Most frequently managed chronic problems
- 7.7 Work-related problems managed
- 7.8 Management of lipid problems in 2008–09
- 7.9 Changes in problems managed over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- Overview of management
- 8.1 Changes in management over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- Medications
- 9.1 Source of medications
- 9.2 Prescribed medications
- 9.3 Medications supplied by GPs
- 9.4 Medications advised for over-the-counter purchase
- 9.5 Opioids prescribed or supplied in 2008–09
- 9.6 Changes in medications over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- Other treatments
- 10.1 Number of other treatments
- 10.2 Clinical treatments
- 10.3 Procedural treatments
- 10.4 Changes in other treatments over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- Referrals and admissions
- 11.1 Number of referrals and admissions
- 11.2 Most frequent referrals
- 11.3 Problems most often referred
- 11.4 Changes in referrals over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- Investigations
- 12.1 Number of investigations
- 12.2 Pathology ordering
- 12.3 Imaging ordering
- 12.4 Other investigations
- 12.5 Full blood counts ordered in 2008–09
- 12.6 Changes in investigations over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- Practice nurse activity
- 13.1 Practice nurse Medicare claims and practice nurse activity
- 13.2 Problems managed with practice nurse involvement
- 13.3 Discussion
- 13.4 Changes in practice nurse activity, 2005–06 to 2008–09
- Patient risk factors
- 14.1 Body mass index
- 14.2 Smoking (patients aged 18 years and over)
- 14.3 Alcohol consumption (patients aged 18 years and over)
- 14.4 Risk factor profile of adult patients
- 14.5 Changes in patient risk factors over the decade 1999–00 to 2008–09
- SAND abstracts and research tools
- SAND abstract number 122: Hypertension and use of combination products in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 123: Prevalence and management of migraine among general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 124: Weight loss attempts among general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 125: Oral corticosteroid use and osteoporosis
- SAND abstract number 126: Asthma and allergic rhinitis in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 127: Chronic pain in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 128: Chronic kidney disease among general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 129: Asthma in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 130: Diabetes Type 2 and dyslipidaemia in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 131: Prevalence and management of migraine
- SAND abstract number 132: Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity
- SAND abstract number 133: Generic medication substitution for general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 134: Antipsychotic medication use in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 135: Diabetes in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 136: Depressive disorders in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 137: Osteoporosis in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 138: Dyslipidaemia in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 139: Secondary prevention of heart attack and stroke
- SAND abstract number 140: Atrial fibrillation/flutter in general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 141: Smoking cessation attempts and methods used by general practice patients
- SAND abstract number 142: Depression and antidepressant use in general practice patients
- Overview
- End matter
- References
- Glossary
- Appendices
- Example of a 2008–09 recording form
- GP characteristics questionnaire,2008–09
- Dissemination of results from the BEACH program
- Code groups from ICPC-2 andICPC-2 PLUS
- Chronic code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS
- List of tables
- List of figures