Table 1 Characteristics of aged care residents and general practice consultations from March to December in 2019 and 2020
2019 n = 10,506 | 2020 n = 11,154 | |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
65—69y, n (%) | 325 (3.1) | 390 (3.5) |
70—74y, n (%) | 662 (6.3) | 719 (6.5) |
75—79y, n (%) | 996 (9.5) | 1129 (10.1) |
80—84y, n (%) | 1741 (16.6) | 1917 (17.2) |
85 + y, n (%) | 6782 (64.5) | 6999 (62.8) |
Sex | ||
Male, n (%) | 3357 (32.0) | 3663 (32.8) |
Female, n (%) | 7149 (68.0) | 7491 (67.2) |
Socioeconomic status | ||
High, n (%) | 5776 (55.0) | 6031 (54.1) |
Middle, n (%) | 3163 (30.1) | 3467 (31.1) |
Low, n (%) | 1567 (14.9) | 1656 (14.9) |
State | ||
NSW, n (%) | 2741 (26.1) | 2763 (24.8) |
VIC, n (%) | 7765 (73.9) | 8391 (75.2) |
Regionality | ||
Metropolitan, n (%) | 8451 (80.4) | 8884 (79.6) |
Regional, n (%) | 2055 (19.6) | 2270 (20.4) |
Proportion of GP consultations | ||
Face-to-face consultations (%) | 100 | 81.0 |
Phone consultations (%) | 0 | 17.6 |
Video consultations (%) | 0 | 1.4 |