Table 1 Patients characteristics and univariate analysis between individuals with a favourable opinion about euthanasia and those without. %, percentages are calculated in relation to the number of available data
Favourable opinion about euthanasia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All | No | Yes | p-value (Khi 2 or Fisher) | |
Age | ||||
Median | 60.5 [31–87] | 64 [31–87] | 58.8 [45–78] | |
< 60y | 39 (50) | 15 (38.5) | 24 (61.5) | 0.035 |
≥ 60y | 39 (50) | 24 (61.5) | 15 (38.5) | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 34 (43.6) | 14 (41.2) | 20 (58.8) | 0.127 |
Female | 44 (56.4) | 25 (56.8) | 19 (43.2) | |
Educational degree | ||||
No diploma | 43 (55.1) | 25 (58.1) | 18 (41.9) | 0.271 |
Graduate | 19 (24.4) | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) | |
Post graduate | 16 (20.5) | 6 (37.5) | 10 (62.5) | |
Professional activity | ||||
No | 39 (50) | 20 (51.3) | 19 (48.7) | 0.500 |
Yes | 39 (50) | 19 (48.7) | 20 (51.3) | |
Family situation | ||||
Single | 47 (60.3) | 28 (59.6) | 19 (40.4) | 0.032 |
In couple | 31 (39.7) | 11 (35.5) | 20 (64.5) | |
Belief in God | ||||
No | 36 (46.2) | 10 (27.8) | 26 (72.2) | 0.000 |
Yes | 42 (53.8) | 29 (69.0) | 13 (31.0) | |
Chemotherapy | ||||
No | 16 (20.5) | 13 (81.3) | 3 (18.8) | 0.005 |
Yes | 62 (79.5) | 26 (41.9) | 36 (58.1) | |
Regular information on treatments | ||||
No | 23 (29.5) | 9 (39.1) | 14 (60.9) | 0.160 |
Yes | 55 (70.5) | 30 (54.5) | 25 (45.5) | |
Pain | ||||
No | 49 (62.8) | 21 (42.9) | 28 (57.1) | 0.080 |
Yes | 29 (37.2) | 18 (62.1) | 11 (37.9) | |
Paroxysmal pain | ||||
No | 9 (11.5) | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 0.500 |
Yes | 69 (88.5) | 34 (49.3) | 35 (50.7) | |
Surrounded by family | ||||
No | 14 (17.9) | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | 0.188 |
Yes | 64 (82.1) | 30 (46.9) | 34 (53.1) | |
Advance directives done | ||||
No | 71 (91) | 37 (52.1) | 34 (47.9) | 0.215 |
Yes | 7 (9) | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | |