Characteristics of participating general practitioners
| n (%) | |
| Total no | 63 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 35 (55.5) |
| Female | 27 (42.9) |
| Missing | 1 (1.6) |
| Age group (years) | |
| <30 | 2 (3.2) |
| 30–39 | 11 (17.5) |
| 40–49 | 13 (20.6) |
| 50–59 | 24 (38.1) |
| 60–69 | 10 (15.9) |
| 70+ | 3 (4.7) |
| Country of birth | |
| Australia | 34 (54.0) |
| Outside Australia | 28 (44.4) |
| Missing | 1 (1.6) |
| Country of primary medical training | |
| Australia | 47 (74.6) |
| Outside Australia | 15 (23.8) |
| Missing | 1 (1.6) |
| Locality of practice | |
| City (including inner and outer suburbs) | 29 (46.0) |
| Regional (including country towns) | 13 (20.6) |
| Rural and remote | 21 (33.4) |
| GP registrar | |
| Yes | 6 (9.5) |
| No | 53 (84.1) |
| Missing | 4 (6.4) |
| Years of GP work | |
| Mean (SD) | 23 (13) |
| Usual work hours/week | |
| Mean (SD) | 41 (12) |
| Received formal palliative care training | |
| Yes | 19 (30.1) |
| No | 43 (68.3) |
| Missing | 1 (1.6) |
| Use of symptom assessment tools | |
| Yes | 7 (11.1) |
| No | 55 (87.3) |
| Missing | 1 (1.6) |
| Right to admit patients to public hospital | |
| Yes | 13 (20.6) |
| No | 46 (73.0) |
| Missing | 4 (6.4) |
| Right to admit patients to private hospital | |
| Yes | 8 (12.7) |
| No | 50 (79.4) |
| Missing | 5 (7.9) |
| Right to admit patients to hospice | |
| Yes | 17 (27.0) |
| No | 40 (63.5) |
| Missing | 6 (9.5) |
GP, general practitioner; SD, Standard Deviation .