Table 2.
Characteristics of physicians who responded that they had in the past decided to forgo initiation of CPR
| Characteristic | Category option | Israel | Indonesia | Mexico | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n | p value | ||
| Gender | Female | 13a (19.1%) | 24a (23.1%) | 11a (26.8%) | 48 (22.5%) | 0.197 |
| Male | 30 a (22.9%) | 48 a (25.8%) | 27 b (40.3%) | 105 (27.3%) | ||
| Degree of religiosity | Secular | 25a (19.1%) | 40a,b (22.9%) | 20b (35.7%) | 85a (23.5%) | 0.035 |
| Observant | 6a (17.1%) | 13a (27.1%) | 6a (24.0%) | 25a (23.1%) | ||
| Religious/orthodox | 13a (37.1%) | 20a (29.4%) | 12a (44.4%) | 45b (34.6%) | ||
| Parental status | Not a parent | 4a (10.5%) | 9a (21.4%) | 13b (54.2%) | 26 (25.0%) | 0.847 |
| Has children | 39a (24.9%) | 64a (25.8%) | 25a (29.8%) | 128 (25.9%) | ||
| Medical specialty | Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency medicine | 23a (27.4%) | 36a,b (22.9%) | 23b (37.7%) | 82 (27.2%) | 0.301 |
| Other* | 20a (17.2%) | 35a (26.3%) | 14a (31.1%) | 69 (23.5%) | ||
| Time of last ACLS course | Never or more than 2 years | 32a (23.0%) | 55a (27.5%) | 23b (44.2%) | 110 (28.1%) | 0.079 |
| Less than 2 years | 12a (19.0%) | 18a (19.8%) | 15a (26.8%) | 45 (21.4%) | ||
| Prefer not to take risks | Disagree | 14 a (26.9%) | 24a (30.4%) | 19a (42.2%) | 57 (32.4%) | 0.014 |
| Agree or don’t know | 29a (19.9%) | 47a (22.2%) | 19a (30.2%) | 95 (22.6%) | ||
| Characteristic | Israel Med (IQR, min-max) | Indonesia Med (IQR, min-max) | Mexico Med (IQR, min-max) | Total Med (IQR, min-max) | P value | |
| Age | 40 (17, 28–66) | 39 (15, 28–69) | 36 (19, 28–69) | 39 (15, 28–69) | 0.955 | |
| Years practicing medicine | 16 (17, 1–40) | 12 (18, 1–44) | 11 (23, 3–44) | 12 (17, 1–44) | 0.619 | |
| Years practicing emergency medicine | 8 (18, 0–30) | 5 (8, 0–30) | 2 (5, 0–30) | 4 (10, 0–30) | 0.092 | |
| Knowledge score (Scale 1–5) | 3 (1, 1–5) | 2 (1, 1–5) | 3 (1, 1–4) | 3 (1, 1–5) | 0.979 | |
| Patient oriented assessment of the preference for sanctity vs. quality of life1 (Scale 1–5) | 3 (2, 1–5) | 3 (2, 1–5) | 3 (2, 1–5) | 3 (2, 1–5) | 0.005 | |
| Self-assessment of the preference for sanctity vs. quality of life1 (Scale 1–5) | 3 (2, 1–5) | 3 (2, 1–5) | 5 (0, 3–5) | 4 (2, 1–5) | < 0.001 | |
Note: While 158 participants indicated they would not initiate CPR, total number of participants on different background characteristics may vary due to missing data on these variables
Numbers within parenthesis indicate percentages of participants deciding not to initiate CPR within each background characteristic. a,b indicates statistically significant differences (p < .05) between countries in characteristic’s category, using the Z-test for independent groups proportions. P indicates Chi-Square or Fisher (2X2 tables) of characteristic’s category comparison regardless participant country
* Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics
Note: 1higher rating on this scale indicates preference for quality of life
Decimal values greater than or equal to 0.5 were rounded to the closest whole higher value. Decimal values less than 0.5 were rounded to the closest whole lower value