Table 3 Association between physicians’ demographics and professional characteristics and wanting to know close relatives’ opinions in EAS decision-making (row % and ORs; agree vs. rest) (n = 746)
Agree | Univariable | Multivariable | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row % | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
DEMOGRAPHICS | |||
Gendera | |||
Male (n = 324) | 77.2% | 1.00 | |
Female (n = 412) | 81.6% | 1.31 (0.91–1.88) | |
Age (years)b | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) | ||
Religious belief | |||
No (n = 268) | 79.4% | 1.00 | |
Yes (n = 131) | 80.0% | 0.96 (0.66–1.42) | |
PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS | |||
Specialty | |||
General practitioner (n = 218) | 80.4% | 1.00 | |
Clinical specialist (n = 103) | 76.7% | 0.80 (0.53–1.22) | |
Elderly care physician (n = 78) | 81.8% | 1.10 (0.67–1.79) | |
Years of working experienceb | 1.00 (0.98–1.02) | ||
Consultant palliative care/member palliative care team | |||
No (n = 375) | 79.3% | 1.00 | |
Yes (n = 25) | 86.0% | 1.61 (0.67–3.89) | |
SCEN physician | |||
No (n = 385) | 79.7% | 1.00 | |
Yes (n = 15) | 78.3% | 0.91 (0.33–2.50) | |
Ever received an explicit EAS request | |||
No (n = 76) | 71.1% | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes, but never performed EAS (n = 89) | 82.9% | 1.98 (1.17–3.45) | 1.98 (1.17–3.45) |
Yes, and ever performed EAS (n = 237) | 81.8% | 1.83 (1.20–2.78) | 1.83 (1.20–2.78) |