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. 2021 Jul 26;20:119. doi: 10.1186/s12904-021-00811-5

Table 4.

Proportion of the physicians who stated different factors to have much influence on their decisions concerning the care of the dementia patient

Having much influence 1999 2015 P-value*
Patient’s benefit 647 (89%) 590 (93%) 0.026
Family’s benefit 247 (34%) 134 (21%)  < 0.001
Patient’s legal protection 499 (69%) 505 (80%)  < 0.001
Physician’s legal protection 350 (48%) 397 (62%)  < 0.001
Ethical values 577 (80%) 565 (89%)  < 0.001
Patient’s age 271 (37%) 221 (35%) 0.344
Costs of care 66 (9%) 50 (8%) 0.423

*Pearson Chi-square