Table 2 Demographics of the respondents
From: Palliative care professionals’ willingness to perform euthanasia or physician assisted suicide
n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 353 (75.1) |
Male | 104 (22.1) | |
Not specified | 13 (2.8) | |
Age (years) | ≤35 | 49 (10.4) |
36–45 | 97 (20.6) | |
46–55 | 230 (48.9) | |
56–65 | 83 (17.7) | |
>65 | 9 (1.9) | |
Not specified | 2 (0.4) | |
Occupation | Nurses | 272 (57.9) |
Physicians | 198 (42.1) | |
Special qualification in palliative care | Yes | 109 (55.1) |
No | 89 (44.9) | |
Special qualification in pain medicine | Yes | 60 (30.3) |
No | 138 (69.7) | |
No special qualification in either palliative care or pain medicine | 47 (23.7) | |