Table 2. Factors associated with favoring the authorization of assisted suicide inside the hospital (univariate and multivariable analyses).
Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
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Variables, (n observations available, univariate) | Odds ratio | IC95% | p-value | Odds ratio | IC95% | p-value |
Gender (n = 3’192) | 0.050 | 0.313 | ||||
Male | 1.00 | 0.99–1.52 | 1.00 | - | ||
Female | 1.23 | 0.86 | 0.64–1.16 | |||
Age (n = 1’951) | 0.396 | - | - | - | ||
20–39 years | 1.00 | - | - | |||
40–59 years | 0.87 | 0.67–1.14 | 0.317 | |||
> = 60 years | 0.71 | 0.40–1.26 | 0.245 | |||
Country of training (n = 3’192) | 0.222 | 0.013 | ||||
Switzerland | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | ||
Other country | 0.89 | 0.73–1.07 | 0.70 | 0.53–0.93 | ||
Profession (n = 3’192) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
Physicians | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - |
Nurses | 2.10 | 1.69–2.61 | <0.001 | 1.32 | 0.96–1.80 | 0.083 |
Therapists/Psychologists | 5.25 | 3.09–8.94 | <0.001 | 4.80 | 2.43–9.50 | <0.001 |
Care assistants | 1.28 | 0.90–1.82 | 0.173 | 0.92 | 0.55–1.55 | 0.757 |
Others (chaplains, social workers, others) | 2.96 | 1.93–4.52 | <0.001 | 1.51 | 0.87–2.61 | 0.146 |
Duration of professional activity (n = 3’192) | 0.146 | - | - | - | ||
<5 years | 1.00 | - | - | |||
5–10 | 0.67 | 0.48–0.94 | 0.022 | |||
10–20 | 0.82 | 0.59–1.13 | 0.217 | |||
20–30 | 0.9 | 0.63–1.26 | 0.520 | |||
> = 30 years | 0.74 | 0.52–1.06 | 0.100 | |||
Type of clinical specialty (n = 3’285) | <0.001 | 0.032 | ||||
Medicine | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | |
Surgery | 1.12 | 0.86–1.46 | 0.416 | 1.04 | 0.73–1.49 | 0.828 |
Psychiatry | 0.83 | 0.63–1.09 | 0.180 | 0.70 | 0.48–1.03 | 0.067 |
Palliative care | 0.42 | 0.24–0.75 | 0.003 | 0.45 | 0.20–1.04 | 0.061 |
Paediatrics | 1.45 | 0.98–2.14 | 0.062 | 1.39 | 0.81–2.39 | 0.235 |
Others | 1.46 | 1.06–2.02 | 0.020 | 1.37 | 0.88–2.13 | 0.163 |
Positive toward assisted suicide for oneself (n = 2’655) | <0.001 | 26.12 | 19.65–34.73 | <0.001 | ||
No | 1.00 | - | ||||
Yes | 27.19 | 20.64–35.80 | ||||
Religion (n = 3’192) | <0.001 | 0.025 | ||||
Protestant | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - |
Catholic | 1.39 | 1.04–1.84 | 0.025 | 1.36 | 0.91–2.02 | 0.134 |
Other | 1.87 | 1.41–2.47 | <0.001 | 1 | 1.14–2.47 | 0.008 |