Table 1. GPs’ characteristics (n = 423).
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Mean age, years (SD) | 48.1 (9.8) |
| Mean experience as GP, years (SD) | 16.5 (9.4) |
| n (%) a | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 207 (49.2) |
| Female | 214 (50.8) |
| Kind of GP | |
| Regular | 390 (92.6) |
| Locum | 30 (7.1) |
| Having had at least one euthanasia request from a patient with another disease than dementia | 410 (96.9) |
| Having at least once performed euthanasia in a patient with another disease than dementia | 340 (86.5)a |
| Having had at least one euthanasia request from a patient with dementia | |
| Yes, competent | 135 (32.9) |
| Yes, incompetent | 41 (10.0) |
| No | 249 (60.7)a |
| Having at least once performed euthanasia in a person with dementia | |
| Yes, competent | 37 (8.7) |
| Yes, incompetent | 3 (0.7) |
| No | 384 (90.7) |
| Having no experience with euthanasia in people with dementia, but possibility of performing it in future | |
| Yes | 173 (45.1) |
| No, but will refer to a colleague | 180 (47.9) |
| No, and will not refer to a colleague | 31 (7.0) |
| Estimated number of AEDs received per month | |
| <1 | 195 (46.7) |
| ≥1 | 228 (53.9) |
| Estimated percentage of AEDs containing euthanasia requests in case of dementia ≥50% | 222 (52.6)a |
SD = standard deviation; AED = advanced euthanasia directive. aNumber of missing variables among 2–17 GPs.