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Table 2 Characteristics and Participants Background (n = 11)
| PARTICIPANTS | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 7 (64) | |
| Female | 4 (36) | |
| Age | ||
| 40–50 | 3 (27) | |
| 50–60 | 3 (27) | |
| 60–70 | 2 (12) | |
| 70–80 | 3 (27) | |
| Current workplacea | ||
| General practice | 2 (18) | |
| End of life clinic | 2 (18) | |
| Nursing home | 2 (18) | |
| Hospital | 1 (11) | |
| Retired | 2 (18) | |
| Hospice | 1 (11) | |
| Palliative consulting team | 1 (11) | |
| Elderly care trainer | 1 (11) | |
| Participants’ basic training | ||
| Elderly care physician | 6 (55) | |
| General practitioner | 5 (45) | |
| Participants’ experience | ||
| Total of euthanasia procedures | 2 (18) | |
| 0 | 2 (18) | |
| 1 | 2 (18) | |
| 2 | 2 (18) | |
| 3 | 1 (11) | |
| > 100 | 2 (18) | |
| Unknown | ||
| Euthanasia in dementia cases | 4 (36) | |
| Requests | Procedures | 1 (11) |
| 0 | 0 | 1 (11) |
| 1 | 0 | 2 (18) |
| 2 | 1 | 1 (11) |
| 2 | 0 | 1 (11) |
| 3 | 0 | 1 (11) |
| 10 | 6 | > 40 (11) 1(11) |
| Unknown | > 40 | 1 (11) |
