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Table 2 Perception of the word « morphine » among the GP and HP (only one answer possible)

From: Morphinofobia: the situation among the general population and health care professionals in North-Eastern Portugal

GENERAL POPULATION

n = 176 (%)

HEALTH PROFESSIONELS

n = 412 (%)

P-VALUE

Drug

63 (35,7)

Analgesic

128 (32,9)

 

Don't know

57 (32,3)

Relief

64 (16,5)

 

Medication

28 (15,9)

Opiate

62 (15,9)

 

Sedation- somnolence

16 (9,1)

Cancer

58 (14,9)

 

Opiate

12 (6,8)

Drug

43 (11,1)

 

Analgesic

11 (6.2)

Medication

20 (5,2)

0,000 *

End-of-Life - Death

4 (2,3)

Pain-Suffering

16 (4,1)

 

Pain- Suffering

3 (1,7)

End-of-Live - Death

11 (2,8)

 
  

Dependency

7 (1,8)

 
  

Sedation-Somnolence

2 (0,5)

 
  

No response

24

 
  1. * Significant difference p- value ≤ 0.05