Table 4 Attitudes toward PAS, whether respondents would like to have PAS as an option, and whether respondents would consider prescribing such drugs for self-administration in relation to how the participants’ own trust in healthcare would be affected
From: Trends in Swedish physicians’ attitudes towards physician-assisted suicide: a cross-sectional study
Specialties | Principal attitude yes (%) | Would have PAS myself: yes (%) | Would consider prescribing drugs: yes (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Psychiatrists (n = 127/109/108) | 54.3 (45.6–63.0) | 50.5 (41.1–59.9) | 40.7 (31.4–50.0) |
Surgeons (n = 138/128/127) | 54.3 (46.0–62.6) | 55.5 (46.9–64.1) | 39.4 (30.9–47.9) |
GPs (n = 141/116/116) | 48.2 (40.0–56.4) | 44.8 (358.8–53.8) | 37.9 (29.1–46.7) |
Oncologists (n = 145/127/127) | 45.5 (37.4–53.6) | 36.2 (27.8–44.6) | 31.5 (23.4–39.6) |
Internists (n = 161/144/145) | 43.5 (35.8–51.2) | 41.0 (33.0–49.0) | 34.5 (26.8–42.2) |
Geriatricians (n = 129/112/112) | 37.2 (28.9–45.5) | 34.8 (26.0–43.6) | 21.4 (13.8–29.0) |
Palliativists (n = 76/70/70) | 26.3 (16.4–36.2) | 27.1 (16.7–37.5) | 24.3 (14.3–34.3) |
Others (16/13/13) | 7/16 | 7/13 | 3/13 |
Totally (n = 819/818/818) | 45.4 (42.0–48.8) | 42.5 (39.1–45.9) | 31.1 (27.9–34.3) |