Table 4 Respondents’ views on how much weight should be accorded to the next of kin’s own view in decision-making for a patient with dementia (Q8), grouped by patient preference. N (%)
From: Citizen attitudes to non-treatment decision making: a Norwegian survey
Preference | Weight | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Some | Large | Decisive | Unanswered | Mean likert (1–4) | N | |
Patient did not want treatment | 22 (6.5%) | 167 (50%) | 88 (26%) | 45 (13%) | 15 (4.5%) | 2.48* | 337 |
Patient preference unknown | 14 (4.3%) | 133 (41%) | 118 (36%) | 46 (14%) | 17 (5.2%) | 2.63 | 328 |
Patient wanted treatment | 19 (5.1%) | 130 (35%) | 166 (45%) | 47 (13%) | 10 (2.7%) | 2.67 | 372 |