Table 2 Advance care planning program-level characteristics
Characteristic | GP n (%) | Hospital n (%) | RACF n (%) | Overall n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total organisations | 15 (15) | 27Â (27) | 58 (58) | 100 (100) | |
Does your organisation have an ACP program | Yes | 10 (67) | 19 (70) | 52 (90) | 81 (81) |
No | 3 (20) | 8 (30) | 5 (8) | 16 (16) | |
Not sure | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 3 (3) | |
If yes, when program implementeda (n = 81) | 3 or more years | 2 (20) | 11 (58) | 11(67) | 48 (60) |
Within 3 yearsa | 7 (70) | 7 (37) | 13 (25) | 27 (33) | |
Not sure | 1 (10) | 1 (5) | 4 (8) | 6 (7) | |
ACP training for staff available | Yes | 9 (60) | 24 (89) | 43 (74) | 76 (76) |
No | 4 (27) | 3 (11) | 7 (12) | 14 (14) | |
Not sure | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 8 (14) | 10 (10) | |
Presence of ACP /ACD policy | Yes | 1 (7) | 21(78) | 40 (69) | 62 (62) |
No | 13 (86) | 4 (15) | 14 (24) | 31 (31) | |
Not sure | 1 (7) | 2 (7) | 4 (7) | 7 (7) | |
Written ACP resources for clients | Yes | 7 (47) | 24 (89) | 46 (80) | 77 (77) |
No | 5 (33) | 2 (7) | 10 (17) | 17 (17) | |
Not sure | 3 (20) | 1 (4) | 2 (3) | 6 (6) | |
Mechanisms to record presence of an ACD | Yes | 14 (93) | 26 (97) | 58 (100) | 98 (98) |
No | 1 (7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
Not sure | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
Template ACD | Yes | 4 (27) | 22 (81) | 45 (78) | 71 (71) |
No | 9 (60) | 2 (7) | 11 (19) | 22 (22) | |
Not sure | 2 (13) | 3 (12) | 2 (3) | 7 (7) | |
Funding available for ACP activities | Yes | 0 (0) | 13 (48) | 12 (21) | 25 (25) |
No | 15 (100) | 14 (52) | 46 (79) | 75Â (75) | |
Not sure | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
If Yes (n = 25), how is funding used? (one or more responses) | |||||
Clinician facilitation of ACP conversations | X | 13 (100) | 4 (33) | 17 (68) | |
Administration support for ACP | X | 7 (54) | 1 (8) | 8 (32) | |
Recruit people /schedule ACP consultations | X | 3 (23) | 0 (0) | 3 (12) | |
Clinical leadership/supervision | X | 4 (31) | 3 (25) | 7 (28) | |
ACP education/ training | X | 9 (69) | 9 (75) | 18 (72) | |