Table 2.

Attitudes toward Euthanasia and Patient Autonomy (n = 135).

Statement	Slightly (%)	Moderately (%)	Strongly (%)	Irrelevant (%)	Mean ± SD **
Attitudes toward assisted passive/active euthanasia (Advocates euthanasia)
Doctors must consent to the patient’s request to prevent or terminate life-preserving treatment	15	27	56	2	3.63 ± 1.15
* In any situation, the doctor should preserve the patient’s life, even if he wishes for an expedited death	53	14	29	4	1.60 ± 1.46
If a terminally ill patient suffers unbearably and is unable to make decisions, giving the patient a lethal dose of treatment should be allowed	46	15	28	11	2.54 ± 1.45
* Disconnecting CPR machines from a patient suffering from a coma is immoral	40	24	31	5	1.84 ± 1.39
If a patient is terminally ill, then he will be interested in euthanasia	14	25	53	8	3.69 ± 1.31
If a patient receives a DNR order, does the medical staff believe that the patient’s treatment is fruitless?	32	18	49	11	3.10 ± 1.50
To what extend is this true: “At the end of one’s life, it is better to end suffering than to preserve life?”	12	18	67	3	3.95 ± 1.15
Attitudes toward autonomy for patient/family members (Advocates autonomy)
If a patient is unable to make decisions, his relatives should be allowed to decide whether to maintain life-preserving therapy	34	29	33	4	2.95 ± 1.24
An individual has the right to decide whether to expedite his death	15	19	61	5	3.80 ± 1.31
Euthanasia should be allowed for any individual who requests it	18	23	54	5	3.56 ± 1.30
An individual must fill a preliminary instruction regarding his wishes in a terminal situation	11	13	73	2	4.02 ± 1.13
Doctors must include the patient and his family in making an end-of-life decision	3	10	87	0	4.51 ± 0.82

* Opposite items; the data are presented before inversion of scales. ** The average is calculated excluding the option “irrelevant”.