Table 5 Responses of physicians and nurses questions 5 to 8
From: Palliative care professionals’ willingness to perform euthanasia or physician assisted suicide
Question | Answer | Physicians n (%) | Nurses n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5. I would make this decision by myself in order to not burden others | Yes | 46 (23.2) | 66 (24.3) | 112 (23.8) |
No | 133 (67.2) | 170 (62.5) | 303 (64.5) | |
I don’t know | 35 (7.4) | 12 (6.1) | 35 (7.4) | |
Not specified | 7 (3.5) | 13 (4.8) | 20 (4.3) | |
6. I would not make a decision without consulting my colleagues | Yes | 123 (62.1) | 157 (57.7) | 280 (59.6) |
No | 51 (25.8) | 60 (22.1) | 111 (23.6) | |
I don’t know | 31 (11.4) | 15 (7.6) | 46 (9,8) | |
Not specified | 9 (4.5) | 24 (8.8) | 33 (7.0) | |
7. I would first attempt to treat the patient’s symptoms on order to change his wish | Yes | 147 (74.2)** | 151 (55.5) | 298 (63.4) |
No | 24 (12.1)** | 39 (14.3) | 63 (13.4) | |
I don’t know | 21 (10.6)** | 59 (21.7) | 80 (17.0) | |
Not specified | 6 (3.0)** | 23 (8.5) | 29 (6.2) | |
8. For this treatment attempt I would estimate for the following amount of time | 1 week | 17 (11.5)** | 35 (23.0) | 52 (11.) |
2 weeks | 33 (22.3)** | 50 (32.9) | 83 (17.7) | |
4 weeks | 87 (43.9)** | 47 (30.9) | 134 (28.5) | |
Not specified | 11 (7.4)** | 20 (13.2) | 31 (6.6) |