Descriptive characteristics of participants
All participant characteristics | Participants (n=50) | % |
Age | ||
18–30 | 1 | 2 |
31–65 | 44 | 88 |
66–75 | 5 | 10 |
Gender | ||
Male | 19 | 38 |
Female | 31 | 62 |
Country of birth | ||
Australia | 31 | 62 |
UK | 10 | 20 |
Other | 9 | 18 |
Employment status | ||
Full time | 37 | 74 |
Part time or causal | 9 | 18 |
Not employed | 4 | 8 |
State | ||
Australian Capital Territory | 5 | 10 |
New South Wales | 18 | 36 |
Northern Territory | 4 | 8 |
Queensland | 5 | 10 |
South Australia | 6 | 12 |
Tasmania | 1 | 2 |
Victoria | 9 | 18 |
Western Australia | 2 | 4 |
Main occupation | ||
Paramedic | 17 | 34 |
General | 9 | 18 |
Intensive care | 4 | 8 |
Extended care | 1 | 2 |
Intensive and extended care | 2 | 4 |
Rescue | 1 | 2 |
GP | 5 | 10 |
Palliative care doctor | 7 | 14 |
Palliative care nurse | 8 | 16 |
Residential aged care nurse | 5 | 10 |
Family member/carer | 8 | 16 |
Health professional participant characteristics | Participants (n=42) | % |
Location of workplace | ||
Metropolitan | 27 | 64.3 |
Rural | 10 | 23.8 |
Remote | 5 | 11.9 |
Predominant practice setting | ||
Ambulance service | 17 | 40.5 |
On-road | 10 | 58.8 |
On-road and PhD candidate | 2 | 11.8 |
On-road and leadership role | 5 | 29.4 |
Palliative care | 15 | 35.7 |
Community consult service | 2 | 13.3 |
Inpatient palliative care unit | ||
Acute hospital consult service | ||
Mix of settings | 13 | 86.7 |
General practice | 3 | 7.1 |
Residential aged care | 6 | 14.3 |
Other | 1 | 2.4 |
Length of work experience | ||
1–5 years | 1 | 2 |
6–10 years | 5 | 10 |
More than 10 years | 36 | 72 |
Family member/carer participant characteristics | Participants (n=8) | % |
Education background | ||
Completed high school to year 10 equivalent | 1 | 12.5 |
Completed final year of high school equivalent | ||
Professional certificate or vocational school | 3 | 37.5 |
Undergraduate degree | 1 | 12.5 |
Postgraduate degree | 3 | 37.5 |
Location that the person was cared for | ||
Metropolitan | 6 | 75 |
Rural | 2 | 25 |
Remote | ||
Relationship with the person cared for | ||
Spouse | 3 | 37.5 |
Parent/guardian | 4 | 50 |
Aunt/uncle | 1 | 12.5 |
Age range of person cared for | ||
31–65 | 4 | 50 |
66–75 | 1 | 12.5 |
76–85 | 1 | 12.5 |
86+ | 2 | 25 |
Primary medical diagnosis of person being cared for | ||
Cancer | 8 | 100 |
Heart failure | ||
Chronic respiratory disease | ||
Dementia | ||
Kidney failure | ||
Liver failure | ||
Motor neuron disease | ||
Other |
GP, general practitioner.