Table 4 Suffering due to a Perception of unreasonable obstinacy
From: General practitioner residents and patients end-of life: involvement and consequences
Yes (n = 201) (%) | No (n = 111) (% | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Suffering due to a Perception of unreasonable obstinacy | |||
Resident satisfied with the quality of end of life care during their rotation | 61 | 71.2 | 0.072 |
Palliative care should have been implemented earlier | 75.1 | 55 | 0.0002 |
Perception of an insufficient consideration of patient pain | 51.7 | 36 | 0.007 |
Perception of an insufficient consideration of patient psychological frailty | 59.7 | 55 | 0.41 |
Felt free to express their disagreement about a perceived unreasonable obstinacy | 48.3 | 62.7 | 0.01 |
No difficulties using and adapting analgesic and sedative drugs | 23.4 | 26.1 | 0.59 |
Difficulties /avoiding talking about death with their patients | 68.5 | 40.4 | 0.21 |
Difficulties /avoiding talking about death with patient’s relatives | 39.6 | 32.6 | 0.27 |
Clinical duties impact their personal life | 77.1 | 57.7 | 0.0003 |
Desire to avoid caring for dying patients | 29.4 | 19.8 | 0.065 |
Satisfied by the quality of their supervision | 42.3 | 63.1 | 0.0004 |
Wish to have a professional orientation in palliative care management | 21.4 | 13.5 | 0.08 |