From: Motivations of physicians and nurses to practice voluntary euthanasia: a systematic review
Variables measured | Number of time | Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|
Assessed | Significant (p < 0.05) | (%) | |
Physicians (k = 17) | |||
Psychological variables | |||
Beliefs about consequences | 5 | 2 | 40.0% |
Social/professional role and identity | 6 | 2 | 33.3% |
Moral norm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
Beliefs about capabilities | 2 | 1 | N/A |
Past behavior | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Emotions | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Total | 22 | 7 | 31.8% |
Socio-demographic variables | |||
Medical specialty, unit and work setting | 6 | 4 | 66.6% |
Religion | 9 | 5 | 55.5% |
Number of terminal patients | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
Age | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
Gender | 6 | 1 | 16.6% |
Had training in palliative care | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Place of birth | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Years of experience | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Marital status | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Total | 33 | 14 | 42.4% |
Patient variables | |||
Patient’s life expectancy | 4 | 3 | 75.0% |
Patient’s symptoms and suffering | 7 | 4 | 57.1% |
Patient’s wish | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
Condition with no prospect of improvement | 4 | 0 | 0% |
Patient depressed | 2 | 2 | N/A |
Family agreement | 2 | 1 | N/A |
Loss of dignity | 1 | 0 | N/A |
To reallocate resources | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Total | 26 | 11 | 42.3% |
Nurses (k = 9) | |||
Psychological variables | |||
Past behavior | 2 | 2 | N/A |
Moral norm | 2 | 1 | N/A |
Total | 4 | 3 | 75% |
Socio-demographic variables | |||
Medical specialty, unit and work setting | 3 | 2 | 66.6% |
Gender | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
Religion | 8 | 2 | 25.0% |
Level of education | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
Age | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Years of experience | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Marital status | 2 | 0 | N/A |
Place of birth | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Income | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Ethnicity | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Total | 33 | 7 | 21.2% |
Patient variables | |||
Patient’s symptoms and suffering | 2 | 0 | N/A |
Patient’s wish | 2 | 0 | N/A |
Family agreement | 2 | 0 | N/A |
Patient’s life expectancy | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0% |