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Table 2 Characteristics of the GPs with included case and relation to experienced pressure

From: Pressure during decision making of continuous sedation in end-of-life situations in Dutch general practice

GP characteristics

N*

% within category

presence of experienced pressure

p-value#

Gender

249

  

0.45

- male

 

71%

18%

 

- female

 

29%

14%

 

GP age (years)

245

  

0.14

- younger than 50

 

46%

13%

 

- 51 or older

 

54%

20%

 

Area

244

  

0.15

- urban

 

48%

19%

 

- mixed

 

12%

25%

 

- rural

 

40%

11%

 

Practice

238

  

0.59

- solitary

 

24%

19%

 

- group

 

76%

16%

 

Ever performed euthanasia

243

  

0.15

- yes

 

76%

14%

 

- no

 

24%

22%

 

Knowledge about guideline content

240

  

0.07

- yes

 

82%

14%

 

- no

 

18%

25%

 
  1. * Numbers may differ due to missing values; # p-values reflect chi-square test.