Intervention or control group
0 = UC
1 = Intervention (FCC)

Resident gender
1 = Male
2 = Female

Born in Australia?
0 = Born elsewhere
1 = Born in Australia

Length of stay in RACF (months).
999 = NotAnswered

Where did the resident die?
1 = RACF
2 = hospital
3 = hospice
4 = family home
5 = Other

Frequency of most frequent visitor
1 = Daily or more
2 = Between daily and weekly
3 = Weekly
4 = Fortnightly
5 = Monthly
6 = < Monthly
7 = No visitors
888 = NotApplicable
999 = NotAnswered

Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST)
1 = 6a
2 = 6b
3 = 6c
4 = 6d
5 = 6e
6 = 7a
7 = 7b
8 = 7c
9 = 7d
10 = 7e
11 = 7f

Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS)
0 = 0: Dead
10 = 10: Comatose or barely rousable
20 = 20: Totally bedfast and requiring extensive nursing care by professionals and/or family
30 = 30: Almost completely bedfast
40 = 40: In bed more than 50% of the time
50 = 50: Considerable assistance and frequent medical care required
60 = 60: Able to care for most needs; but requires occasional assistance
70 = 70: Cares for self; unable to carry on normal activity or to do active work
80 = 80: Normal activity with effort; some signs or symptoms of disease
90 = 90: Able to carry on normal activity; minor signs of symptoms of disease
100 = 100: Normal; no complaints; no evidence of disease

Dose: case conference status
0 = no CC
1 = at least one CC

Comorbidity: disability
0 = absent
1 = present

Symptom: Pain or discomfort
1 = Yes
2 = No

Documented formal pain assessment
0 = no
1 = yes

Frequency of documented formal pain assessment
1 = daily or more frequent
2 = several times/week to every 3 months
3 = PRN
4 = Once only
5 = other

Type of medication change within last month of life
0 = no addition (med cessation, withheld, refused, freq change)
1 = non sx oriented
2 = Sx control
8 = no change in month prior to death

Input from health professionals in last month of life? Y/N
1 = YES
2 = NO

Health professional category: Medical
0 = none
1 = Medical

Health professional category : Nurse
0 = none
1 = Nursing

Health professional category : Allied health
0 = none
1 = Allied health

Health professional category "Other"
0 = none
1 = other HP input

0 = none
1 = Non-palliative intervention