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Male patients were three times more likely than female patients, and patients aged ≥45 years were seven times more likely than younger patients to have cardiomyopathy managed (Figure 1). The most...

The estimated prevalence of diagnosed GORD in patients attending general practice in Australia is 11.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 10.5–12.6) and 7.5% (95% CI, 6.8–8.2) in the Australian...

Analysis of BEACH data from April 2001 to March 2013 was undertaken to determine the proportion of general practitioner–patient encounters in Australia that involved ordering of genetic tests. Of 1...

Each year on average in the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program, GH has been managed at 6.7 per 100 000 recorded general practice encounters (about 670 times a year...

There has been little published research about the rate of management of musculoskeletal injuries (eg fractures, sprains/strains) in Australian general practice. There has been a national increase...

There is little published information about the prevalence, demographics and impairment of patients who report chronic neuropathic pain at encounters in Australian general practice. Most national...

There is little published information about the prevalence, demographics and impairment of patients who report chronic neuropathic pain at encounters in Australian general practice. Most national...

This lack of information led us to design a sub-study of the BEACH program, surveying 2654 patients from 91 general practitioners in late 2012, to determine the prevalence of NP among patients seen...

Published literature provides information about the prevalence of obstetric and gynaecological problems in the population. Many of these conditions are more prevalent in specific age groups. For...

In this article we report changes in the GP management rate of psychological problems at encounters with patients aged 6–11 years (inclusive), annually over 13 years (April 2000–March 2013). These...

Data from the Australian Medical Treatment Survey 1990–91, and from BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health), were analysed to detect changes in the management rate of PAD since 1990...

Plantar fasciitis (PF) is reported to be the most common cause of chronic inferior heel pain.1 Risk factors include obesity, occupations with prolonged standing, pes planus, limited ankle...

By way of comparison, the age-standardised incidence of melanoma (2004–2008) was 48.7 per 100,000 persons in Australia – highest in Queensland (64.3) and lowest in the Northern Territory (30.5).3...

During this period, the sex-specific proportion of CVA managed (% encounters) was significantly lower in women (0.16%; 95% CI: 0.15–0.17) than in men (0.24%; 0.23–0.26). The age-specific...

Of 1937 BEACH GP participants for whom age was known, 62% were aged 50 years or more. This reflects the distribution of GPs in that age group in the Australian sample frame.2 Although computer use...

We examined the likelihood of general practitioners (GPs) ordering at least one of three coeliac/gluten-associated tests (CGATs) at BEACH GP–patient encounters in Australia in April 2000–March 2014...

IntroductionType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) occurs when there is an inadequate secretion of insulin in response to varying degrees of overnutrition, inactivity, consequential overweight or obesity,...