Table 2 Sociodemographic data of the Delphi sample
N | 149 | ||
Age | Mean (Minimum, Maximum) | 49.3 (19, 72) | |
n (%) | |||
Gender | Female | 107 (71.8) | |
Male | 42 (28.2) | ||
Residence | Germany | 132 (88.6) | |
Other countries | 17 (11.4) | ||
Spain | ➢ n = 5 | ||
Canada | ➢ n = 3 | ||
Switzerland, Norway | ➢ n = 2 each | ||
USA, Australia, El Salvador, Sweden, Portugal | ➢ n = 1 each | ||
Expertisea | Nursing | 91 (61.1) | |
Physician | 21 (14.1) | ||
Psychology and psychotherapy | 9 (6.0) | ||
Spiritual care | 11 (7.4) | ||
Ethics counseling | 10 (6.7) | ||
Social work | 1 (0.7) | ||
Relatives | 12 (8.1) | ||
Research and science | 20 (13.4) | ||
Non-practitioners, e.g. moral philosophers | 13 (8.7) | ||
Other | 17 (11.4) | ||
Self-assessment | |||
n (%) | |||
Experience in years | Dealing with desire to die (DD) in clinical practice | < 1 | 3 (2.0) |
1–9 | 58 (38.9) | ||
≥ 10 | 81 (54.4) | ||
missing | 7 (4.7) | ||
Dealing with suicidality in clinical practice | < 1 | 39 (26.2) | |
1–9 | 41 (27.5) | ||
≥ 10 | 63 (42.3) | ||
missing | 6 (4.0) | ||
Studying DD from a theoretical perspective | < 1 | 58 (38.9) | |
1–9 | 61 (40.9) | ||
≥ 10 | 21 (14.1) | ||
missing | 9 (6.0) | ||
Studying suicidality from a theoretical perspective | < 1 | 82 (55.0) | |
1–9 | 39 (26.2) | ||
≥ 10 | 19 (12.8) | ||
missing | 9 (6.0) | ||
Mean (Standard Deviation) | |||
Confidenceb | Dealing with DD | 4.16 (1.00) | |
Dealing with suicidality | 2.92 (1.37) | ||
Knowledgeb | DD | 3.98 (1.07) | |
Suicidality | 2.97 (1.36) | ||