Table 3.
Comparisons of doctors' personal preferences, by work setting and professional status
| Variable |
All doctors |
Hospital-based doctors |
Community-based doctors |
p value |
Board-certified |
Residents |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 201 | 89 | 112 | 90 | 111 | ||
| How do you feel about having an FT should you suffer from advanced dementia yourself? | |||||||
| I'd prefer not to have an FT to prolong life or prevent suffering | 139 (69.2) | 62 (69.7) | 77 (68.8) | 0.82 | 79 (76.7) | 70 (63.1) | 0.166 |
| I'd prefer to have an FT | 17 (8.5) | 9 (10.1) | 8 (7.1) | 6 (6.7) | 11 (9.9) | ||
| I'd prefer that my family make that decision should the time come | 14 (7) | 6 (6.7) | 8 (7.1) | 6 (6.7) | 8 (7.2) | ||
| I'd let the medical team make that decision | 31 (15.4) | 12 (13.5) | 19 (17) | 9 (10) | 22 (19.8) | ||
| Which factors would affect your decision about having an FT? (>1 choice possible) | |||||||
| Religion and faith | 71 (35.3) | 27 (30.3) | 44 (39.3) | 0.235 | 26 (28.9) | 45 (40.5) | 0.103 |
| My country of origin | 12 (6) | 4 (4.5) | 8 (7.1) | 0.554 | 5 (5.6) | 7 (6.3) | 1.000 |
| Cultural considerations | 43 (16.9) | 8 (9) | 26 (23.2) | 0.008 | 20 (22.2) | 14 (12.6) | 0.089 |
| Family considerations | 59 (29.4) | 26 (29.2) | 33 (29.5) | 1.000 | 31 (34.4) | 28 (25.2) | 0.164 |
| My medical education | 102 (50.7) | 46 (51.7) | 56 (50) | 0.887 | 41 (45.6) | 61 (55) | 0.204 |
| Legal considerations | 72 (35.8) | 31 (34.8) | 41 (36.6) | 0.882 | 30 (33.3) | 42 (37.8) | 0.556 |
Values express n (%).