Table 3 Comparison between HCPs and Non-HCPs.
From: Experts' attitudes towards medical futility: an empirical survey from Japan
Question | HCP | Non-HCP | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
   Overall | 67 (62%) | 40 (37%) 2. |  |
Is a physician's refusal to provide or continue treatment on the ground of futility judgment morally sound? | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 13(19.4%) | 11(27.5%) | Â |
No | 49(73.1%) | 24(60%) | 0.252 |
Others (Comments) | 5(7.5%) | 5(12.5%) | ---- |
If treatment is physiologically futile, is there any obligation on a physician to inform the patient? | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 56(86.2) | 35(87.5%) | Â |
No/Others | 9(13.9%) | 5(12.5%) | 0.884 |
Should physicians be allowed to judge about evaluative futility and rely on their own personal beliefs and values? | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 18(29%) | 13(33.3%) | Â |
No | 44(71%) | 26(66.7%) | 0.648 |