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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Physicians’ attitudes in relation to end-of-life decisions in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: a national multicenter survey

Occupational group

N (%, 95%CI), N = 156

Gender

Male

30 (19.2, 13.0–25.4)

Female

126 (80.8, 74.6–87.0)

Age (years)

< 40

45 (28.9, 21.7–36.0)

> 40

111 (71.1, 64.0–78.3)

Having had children (parenthood)

No

33 (23.2, 16.3–30.2)

Yes

109 (76.8, 69.8–83.7)

Religious background

Christian orthodox

143 (94.1, 90.3–97.8)

Catholic

1 (0.7, 0.0–3.6)

Protestant

2 (1.3, 0.2–4.7)

Atheist

6 (3.9, 1.5–8.4)

Religion importance

Important

71 (46.4. 38.5–54.3)

Quite or not important

82 (53.6, 45.7–61.5)

Daily dutiesa

Yes

112 (74.2, 37.2–81.2)

No

39 (25.8, 18.5–32.8)

Years of employmenta

< 6

77 (49.4, 41.5–57.2)

6–15

39 (25.0. 18.2–31.8)

> 15

40 (25.6, 18.8–32.5)

Working hours (per week)a

< 40

38 (24.4, 17.6–31.1)

> 40

118 (75.6, 68.9–82.4)

Education

Graduate from medical school

86 (55.5, 47.7–63.3)

M.Sc. and/or Ph.D.

69 (44.5, 36.7–52.3)

Follow up in outpatient clinic

Yes

121 (79.1, 72.6–85.5)

No

32 (20.9, 14.5–27.4)

Employment contracta

Tenure

82 (54.3, 46.4–62.3)

Non-permanent

69 (45.7, 37.7–53.6)

Involvement in researchb

Yes

81 (52.6, 44.7–60.5)

No

73 (47.4, 39.5–55.3)

Physician’s rank

Fellow resident

58 (37.1, 29.5–44.7)

Consultant

32 (20.5, 14.2–26.8)

Research associate

57 (36.5, 28.9–44.1)

Neonatologist (part time)

9 (5.7, 2.1–9.3)

Position on existing legal frameworkc

Should change

104 (73.3, 66.0–80.5)

Should not change

30 (21.1, 14.4–27.8)

Not relevant

8 (5.6, 1.8–9.4)

  1. aIn the NICU
  2. bAt least one research project in the previous year
  3. cIn Greece, euthanasia is strictly prohibited in accordance to Article 300 of Penal Code and Article 29 of the Code of Medical Ethics. As for neonates there is no specific report on treatment limitation or palliative care