| Physicians (n = 49) N (%) | Members of the general public (n = 16) (%) N |
---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
Mean ± SD | 49 ± 9 | 54 ± 13 |
Gender | Â | Â |
Male | 33 (67) | 8 (50) |
Female | 16 (33) | 8 (50) |
Education 1 | Â | Â |
Low | n.a. | 5 (31) |
Middle | n.a. | 6 (38) |
High | 49 (100) | 5 (31) |
Experience with euthanasia request 3 | Â | Â |
Yes | 38 (78) | 4 (25) |
No | 10 (20) | 12 (75) |
Unknown | 1 (2) | n.a. |
Experience with advance directive 4 | Â | Â |
Yes | 19 (30) | 1 (6) |
No | 26 (53) | 14 (88) |
Unknown | 4 (8) | 1 (6) |
Care setting | Â | Â |
Hospital care2 | 16 (33) | n.a. |
Home care | 19 (39) | n.a. |
Nursing home care | 14 (28) | n.a. |
Unknown | n.a. | n.a. |
Attitude towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide | Â | Â |
Liberal | 23 (47) | 8 (50) |
Intermediate | 0 (0) | 3 (19) |
Conservative | 22 (45) | 5 (31) |
Unknown | 4 (8) | n.a. |