Proportion of patients aged 45 and over who felt that, in the preceding 12 months, their usual GP or others in their usual place of care always or usually explained test results in a way they could understand. Based on the question: "In the last 12 months, how did your usual GP or others in your usual place of care explain your test results (such as blood tests, x-rays or scans) in a way that you could understand?' The response options were: 1. Always, 2. Usually, 3. Sometimes, 4. Never, 5. Did not have any tests, 6. Not stated, 7. Not applicable.

The sum of calibrated sample weights for patients who answered 'Always' or 'Usually' to the survey question.

The sum of calibrated sample weights for all responses to the question by patients with a usual place of care and/or a usual GP and visited either of them in the previous 12 months, and who had a test in the previous 12 months.

Did not have any tests', 'Not stated' and 'Not applicable' were excluded from the denominator.

Results are presented as crude rates due to the small differences with direct age-standardisation rates (to the Australian estimated resident population) which are less appropriate for the focus on patient-reported experience measures.

By Primary Health Network (PHN), sex, age group in years (45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75-84, 85+), remoteness area (major cities, inner regional, outer regional, remote/very remote), main language spoken at home (English, other language), private health insurance coverage, highest level of educational attainment, self-assessed patient health status, number of long-term health conditions (none, 1, 2, 3 or more).

The Survey of Health Care 2016

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