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Table 2 The differences between palliativists and the six other specialties regarding the number of prioritized autonomy arguments versus the non-maleficence arguments

From: How to reveal disguised paternalism: version 2.0

Specialties

Differences between palliativists (2020) and other specialties in the 2007 study

Differences between palliativists and other specialties in the 2020 study

Difference between GPs and palliativists

p = 0.0003

p = 0.01

Differences between surgeons and palliativists

p = 0.0008

p = 0.002

Differences between geriatricians and palliativists

p = 0.03

p = 0.1

Differences between internists and palliativists

p = 0.07

p = 0.02

Differences between psychiatrists and palliativists

p = 0.08

p = 0.003

Differences between oncologists and palliativists

p = 0.1

p = 0.04

Differences between average of other specialties and palliativists

p = 0.002

p = 0.008

  1. Even though we did not test a hypothesis, we used Fisher’s exact test to calculate a p-value to illustrate the dynamic when palliative medicine became a specialty in 2015 and accordingly decreased the number of participants from other specialties, typically internists and oncologists