Table 4 Respondents’ stated reasons for and against offering treatment
The smoking patient | The non-smoking patient | |
|---|---|---|
Would offer treatment | Cost does not matter 21 (16/5) | Compassion with the patient 15 (11/4) |
Ethical considerations 14 (11/3) | Cost does not matter 13 (8/5) | |
Compassion with the patient 12 (6/6) | The patient wants it 10 (8/2) | |
Knowledge gain 8 (5/3) | Positive effects of treatment 7 (3/4) | |
The patient wants it 7 (3/4) | Ethical considerations 4 (3/1) | |
Positive effects of treatment 3 (2/1) | Knowledge gain 4 (2/2) | |
Patient is young 2 (2/-) | Patient is young 1 (1/-) | |
Would not offer treatment | Cost matters 22 (11/11) | Cost matters 20 (12/8) |
Ethical considerations 3 (3/-) | Negative effects of treatment 6 (3/3) | |
Negative effects of treatment 2 (2/-) |