Table 2 Patient characteristics for patients with and without an explicit request for euthanasia (n = 64)
| Â | Explicit request | No explicit request | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 17 % (n) | n = 47 % (n) | ||
Age (mean(standard deviation) | 71.9(10.2) | 69.3(12.5) | 0.437 |
Male | 59(10) | 45(21) | 0.400 |
Partner status: single | 53(9) | 68(32) | 0.265 |
Education | Â | Â | 0.043 |
- Higher | 35(6) | 13(6) | Â |
- Middle or lower | 65(11) | 87(41) | Â |
Religious†| 63(10) | 62(29) | 0.955 |
Advance euthanasia directive | 77(13) | 9(4) | <.001 |
Type of cancer | Â | Â | 0.738 |
- Lung | 35(6) | 30(14) | Â |
- Colorectal | 24(4) | 15(7) | Â |
- Hematologic | 6(1) | 11(5) | Â |
- Urologic | 12(2) | 9(4) | Â |
- Breast | 0(0) | 9(4) | Â |
- Other | 24(4) | 28(13) | Â |