Table 4 Perceptions and beliefs to advance directives according to respondents’profession and gender
Statement | Gender | Physician | Pharmacist | Nurse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive perceptions (absolutely important and important) | |||||
% | % | % | |||
I prefer to express my will by using legitimated advance directives | Female | 74.1 | 69.5 | 59.7 | χ 2 = 10.01 df = 3 p = 0.124 |
Male | 69.4 | 71.8 | 72.2 | χ 2 = 0,96 df = 6 p = 0.987 | |
Proposal to consider on the patient’s end of life issues in emergency clinical cases is ethically justified | Female | 81.1a | 71.2 | 56.7 | χ 2 = 22.0 df = 6 p = 0.001 |
Male | 73.6 | 80.4 | 38.9 | χ 2 = 22.0 df = 6 p = 0.001 | |
Advance directives might be helpful to balance the sharing responsibility between health professional and patient | Female | 63.8 | 55.9 | 49.6 | χ 2 = 8.02 df = 6 p = 0.236 |
Male | 66.6 | 67.3 | 61.1 | χ 2 = 6.53 df = 6 p = 0.366 | |
Advance directives might be an appropriate mean to resolve the issues of passive euthanasia and assisted suicide | Female | 70.7 | 62.6 | 59.7 | χ2 = 11.7 df = 6 p = 0.068 |
Male | 65.3 | 63.0 | 72.2 | χ2 = 1.44 df = 6 p = 0.963 | |
Application of advance directives might be helpful to health professionals in managing end of life decisions | Female | 79.3 | 88.1 | 66.8b | χ 2 = 18.45 df = 8 p = 0.018 |
Male | 77.7 | 80.5 | 77.7 | χ 2 = 1.48 df = 6 p = 0.960 | |
Advance directives should be legally enforced in medical practice | Female | 70.7 | 71.2 | 64.6 | χ 2 = 3.6 df = 6 p = 0.725 |
Female | 58.3 | 54.3 | 66.7 | χ 2 = 2.22 df = 6 p = 0.897 | |