Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants
| Characteristic | Caregivers (n = 6) |
Health professionals (n = 19) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years (standard deviation) | 55.5 (17.1) | 50.2 (5.6) |
| Age groups | Category (n) | Category (n) |
| < 50 years | 2 | 8 |
| 50-64 years | 2 | 11 |
| ≥65 years | 2 | 0 |
| Gender | ||
| Women | 5 | 7 |
| Men | 1 | 12 |
| Relationship to patient | -- | |
| Spouse/partner | 5 | -- |
| Non-spouse/partner | 1 | -- |
| Employment status | -- | |
| Employed | 3 | -- |
| Profession | -- | |
| Practising GP | -- | 6 |
| Palliative Specialist | -- | 5 |
| Oncologist | -- | 2 |
| Representative of caregiver/palliative care peak body | -- | 3 |
| Policy personnel | -- | 2 |
| Academic | -- | 1 |
| Practice location (GPs) | -- | |
| Metropolitan | -- | 3 |
| Regional | -- | 1 |
| Rural | -- | 2 |
| Years in position | -- | |
| < 10 years | -- | 8 |
| ≥10 years | -- | 11 |