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) |