Proportion of Australians With Advance Care Planning Documents
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Palliative Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): National Palliative Care Measures
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Ethical and Legal Aspects of Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
This measure aims to assess awareness and understanding of palliative care as a proxy measure of collaborative care as this requires that people are well-informed regarding death and palliative care options. The desired outcome is that more Australians have documented their wishes or preferences in advance care planning documents.
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Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
None. No national data currently available. Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Development of the National Palliative Care Measures. Canberra (AU): AIHW; 2024. Available from: www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/0ecbb5b1-4f83-4706-85ef-b0852318b7df/aihw-hse254-development-of-the-national-palliative-care-measures.pdf. Accessed 04 September 2024.
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025