Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of participants

All participant characteristicsParticipants (n=50)%
Age
18–3012
31–654488
66–75510
Gender
Male1938
Female3162
Country of birth
Australia3162
UK1020
Other918
Employment status
Full time3774
Part time or causal918
Not employed48
State
Australian Capital Territory510
New South Wales1836
Northern Territory48
Queensland510
South Australia612
Tasmania12
Victoria918
Western Australia24
Main occupation
Paramedic1734
  General918
  Intensive care48
  Extended care12
  Intensive and extended care24
  Rescue12
GP510
Palliative care doctor714
Palliative care nurse816
Residential aged care nurse510
Family member/carer816
Health professional participant characteristicsParticipants (n=42)%
Location of workplace
Metropolitan2764.3
Rural1023.8
Remote511.9
Predominant practice setting
Ambulance service1740.5
  On-road1058.8
  On-road and PhD candidate211.8
  On-road and leadership role529.4
Palliative care1535.7
  Community consult service213.3
  Inpatient palliative care unit
  Acute hospital consult service
  Mix of settings1386.7
General practice37.1
Residential aged care614.3
Other12.4
Length of work experience
1–5 years12
6–10 years510
More than 10 years3672
Family member/carer participant characteristicsParticipants (n=8)%
Education background
Completed high school to year 10 equivalent112.5
Completed final year of high school equivalent
Professional certificate or vocational school337.5
Undergraduate degree112.5
Postgraduate degree337.5
Location that the person was cared for
Metropolitan675
Rural225
Remote
Relationship with the person cared for
Spouse337.5
Parent/guardian450
Aunt/uncle112.5
Age range of person cared for
31–65450
66–75112.5
76–85112.5
86+225
Primary medical diagnosis of person being cared for
Cancer8100
Heart failure
Chronic respiratory disease
Dementia
Kidney failure
Liver failure
Motor neuron disease
Other
  • GP, general practitioner.