Participant characteristics | Number (% total or range, as indicated) |
---|---|
Sex | |
Female | 15 (75%) |
Male | 5 (25%) |
Location of general practice | |
Central and Eastern Sydney PHN | 12 (60%) |
South Western Sydney PHN | 6 (30%) |
Nepean Blue Mountains PHN | 2 (10%) |
Number of | |
Patients | 18 (90%) |
Carers | 2 (10%) |
Median age in years (range) | 59.5 (29–88) |
Median years lived with condition(s) (range) | 14.5 (1–41) |
Presence of rare condition(s) | |
Yes | 4 (20%) |
No | 16 (80%) |
Median years seeing current GP (range) | 10 (3.5 months – 21 years) |
Bulk billed by GP | |
Yes | 13 (65%) |
No | 3 (15%) |
Uncertain/Did not answer | 4 (20%) |
Recruited from patient advocacy or consumer representative organization | |
Yes | 11 (55%) |
No | 9 (45%) |