Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Facing a request for assisted death - views of Finnish physicians, a mixed method study
n | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 6889 | |
Response rate | (26) | |
Female | 4020 | (59) |
Age distribution | ||
< 35 y | 1437 | (21) |
35–44 y | 1220 | (18) |
45–54 y | 1131 | (16) |
55–64 y | 1292 | (19) |
≥ 65 y | 1798 | (26) |
Specialty in a full-time job | ||
Operative | 1408 | (21) |
Conservative | 1645 | (24) |
Diagnostic | 426 | (6) |
Psychiatric | 566 | (8) |
General medicine, occupational medicine, and other fields | 1611 | (23) |
Not specialized | 1218 | (18) |
Current working status | ||
Working | 4656 | (68) |
Student | 400 | (6) |
Retired | 1626 | (24) |
Out of work due to another reason | 191 | (3) |
Currently taking care of dying patients | ||
Yes | 2859 | (42) |
No | 3953 | (57) |
Amount of experience in the care of dying patients | ||
Not at all | 1113 | (16) |
< 5 y | 2778 | (41) |
5–10 y | 912 | (13) |
> 10 y | 2050 | (30) |
Patient or patient’s relative having asked for euthanasia or PAS | ||
Yes | 1068 | (16) |
No | 5821 | (85) |