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. 2022 Oct 27;17(10):e0274597. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274597

Table 2. Factors associated with favoring the authorization of assisted suicide inside the hospital (univariate and multivariable analyses).

Univariate Multivariate
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