Table 2 Experience of physicians and nurses from oncology and palliative care team concerning the French law « Claeys-Leonetti » about end-of-life care
N total caregivers = 56 | Physicians n = 22 | Nurses n = 34 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Checking patients’ person of trust in files systematically very often | 2 | 9 | ns |
12 | 14 | ns | |
Informing patients about the law | |||
 Systematically or very often | 5 | 8 | ns |
 Occasionally or rarely | 13 | 8 | ns |
 Never | 3 | 8 | ns |
 No response | 1 | 0 | ns |
Conducting frequently with patients discussions about end of life care | 20 | 26 | ns |
Helping patients to write advanced directives | 14 | 8 | 0,004 |
Asking for help of palliative team in this area of end of life care | 6 | 12 | ns |