Fig. 4

Density plots showing the distribution of responses to the different questions in relation to health care-related demographic variables (only significant differences are shown): A, B necessary survival for the respondents themselves and relatives to undergo a risky or uncomfortable therapy when critically ill in relation to being a health care professional or not; C–E necessary survival for the respondents themselves and relatives to undergo a risky or uncomfortable therapy as well as the acceptable risk for severe disability for themselves when critically ill in relation to being a being professionally involved in treatment decisions or not