Community Attitudes Towards Palliative Care – Summary Report — August 2006

3.7 National Palliative care week

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3.7.1 Community

Less than one in ten (8%) Australians had heard of National Palliative Care Week. Among the few who had heard of the event, one in five (17%) recalled promotion through newspaper articles and one in ten (12%) recalled hearing about it on television.

Few Australians were aware of National Palliative Care Week. The most commonly recalled feature of the event was newspaper articles.

3.7.2 Providers

Awareness of National Palliative Care Week was high among palliative care providers, with over nine in ten aware of the event. However, a substantial proportion (37%) did not take part in National Palliative Care Week activities.

Figure 25: Awareness and participation in palliative care week

Q19. Have you ever heard of National Palliative Care Week?

Q20. Did you attend any events or functions for the most recent National Palliative Care Week?

Base: All respondents (n = 102)

Results

Aware - attended 59%
Aware - not attended 37%
Note aware 4%

While almost all providers were aware of National Palliative Care Week, a substantial proportion did not take part in any activities for the event.
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