Table 5 Psychiatrists’ readiness to be engaged in psychiatric euthanasia assessment related to their personal and professional characteristics
Can conceive of themselves in the role of … * | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NO ROLE | Referring physician | Preliminary advising physician | Formal advising physician | Attending physician | Performing physician | |
Sex | p = .060/.067 | p = .084/.102 | p = .873/.878 | p = .098/.134 | p = .543/.645 | p = .849/1.000 |
Male (n = 98) | 21 (21.4%) | 61 (62.2%) | 43 (43.9%) | 35 (35.7%) | 49 (50.0%) | 10 (10.2%) |
Female (n = 75) | 8 (10.7%) | 56 (74.7%) | 32 (42.7%) | 18 (24.0%) | 41 (54.7%) | 7 (9.3%) |
Age | p = .000 | p = .000 | p = .091 | p = .648 | p = .091 | p = .106 |
< 40 (n = 65) | 4 (6.2%) | 60 (92.3%) | 35 (53.8%) | 17 (26.2%) | 38 (58.5%) | 9 (13.8%) |
41–60 (n = 64) | 8 (12.5%) | 42 (65.6%) | 24 (37.5%) | 20 (31.3%) | 35 (54.7%) | 7 (10.9%) |
> 60 (n = 47) | 17 (36.2%) | 17 (36.2%) | 17 (36.2%) | 16 (34.0%) | 18 (38.3%) | 1 (2.1%) |
Years experience | p = .004 | p = .000 | p = .003 | p = .240 | p = .142 | p = .022 |
< 10 (n = 51) | 3 (5.9%) | 47 (92.2%) | 32 (62.7%) | 17 (33.3%) | 32 (62.7%) | 9 (17.6%) |
10–20 (n = 41) | 4 (9.8%) | 30 (73.2%) | 13 (31.7%) | 8 (19.5%) | 21 (51.2%) | 5 (12.2%) |
> 20 (n = 84) | 22 (26.2%) | 42 (50.0%) | 31 (36.9%) | 28 (33.3%) | 38 (45.2%) | 3 (3.6%) |
Perceived Competence | p = .023/.026 | p = .282/.334 | p = .001 | p = .000 | p = .002 | p = .211/.307 |
Yes (n = 88) | 9 (10.2%) | 56 (63.6%) | 49 (55.7%) | 42 (47.7%) | 56 (63.6%) | 11 (12.5%) |
No (n = 87) | 20 (23.0%) | 62 (71.3%) | 27 (31.0%) | 11 (12.6%) | 35 (40.2%) | 6 (6.9%) |