Not burdensome | Burdensome | Univariable logistic regression analysis | |
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N = 121 | N = 119 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
Patient characteristics | |||
Gender | |||
Male | 60 (49.6%) | 67 (56.3%) | Reference |
Female | 61 (50.4%) | 52 (43.7%) | 0.76 (0.46–1.27) |
Age (year) | |||
≤ 64 | 31 (25.6%) | 32 (26.9%) | Reference |
65–79 | 52 (43.0%) | 55 (46.2%) | 1.03 (0.55–1.91) |
≥ 80 | 38 (31.4%) | 32 (26.9%) | 0.82 (0.41–1.61) |
Cancer | |||
No | 52 (43.0%) | 55 (46.6%) | Reference |
Yes | 69 (57.0%) | 63 (53.4%) | 0.86 (0.52–1.44) |
Presence psychiatric disorder | |||
No | 114 (94.2%) | 111 (93.3%) | Reference |
Yes | 7 (5.8%) | 8 (6.7%) | 1.17 (0.41–3.35) |
Life-expectancy | |||
< 1 month | 26 (21.5%) | 24 (20.2%) | Reference |
1–5 months | 55 (45.5%) | 45 (37.8%) | 0.89 (0.45–1.75) |
≥ 6 months | 40 (33.1%) | 50 (42.0%) | 1.35 (0.68–2.71) |
Communication possible | |||
Less than good (reasonable-barely) | 9 (7.4%) | 10 (8.4%) | Reference |
Good | 112 (92.6%) | 109 (91.6%) | 0.88 (0.34–2.24) |
Opinions of relatives regarding the request | |||
Not supporting (neutral, divided, opposing) | 6 (5.0%) | 7 (5.9%) | Reference |
Supporting | 115 (95.0%) | 112 (94.1%) | 0.84 (0.27–2.56) |
Physician characteristics | |||
Specialty | |||
General practitioner | 86 (72.9%) | 86 (74.8%) | Reference |
Elderly care physician | 15 (12.7%) | 17 (14.8%) | 1.13 (0.53–2.41) |
Medical specialist | 14 (11.9%) | 6 (5.2%) | 0.43 (0.16–1.17) |
Psychiatrist | 3 (2.5%) | 6 (5.2%) | 2.00 (0.49–8.26) |
Gender | |||
Male | 61 (50.8%) | 60 (50.8%) | Reference |
Female | 59 (49.2%) | 58 (49.2%) | 1.00 (0.60–1.66) |
Age (year) | |||
≤ 39 | 32 (26.4%) | 22 (18.5%) | Reference |
40–54 | 40 (33.1%) | 60 (50.4%) | 2.18 (1.11–4.28) |
≥ 55 | 49 (40.5%) | 37 (31.1%) | 1.10 (0.55–2.19) |
Number of explicit request received in the last year | |||
0 | 25 (20.7%) | 35 (29.4%) | 2.49 (1.15–5.39) |
1 | 31 (25.6%) | 45 (37.8%) | 2.58 (1.24–5.39) |
2 | 33 (27.3%) | 21 (17.6%) | 1.13 (0.51–2.51) |
≥ 3 | 32 (26.5%) | 18 (15.1%) | Reference |
I felt pressured by the patient and/or his relatives to perform EAS as soon as possible | |||
No | 100 (82.6%) | 85 (71.4%) | Reference |
Yes | 21 (17.4%) | 34 (28.6%) | 1.91 (1.03–3.53) |
I was concerned about administering the lethal drugs | |||
No | 91 (75.8%) | 68 (58.6%) | Reference |
Yes | 29 (24.2%) | 48 (41.4%) | 2.22 (1.27–3.87) |
Occurrence of complications or adverse events during the performance of EAS | |||
No | 114 (95.8%) | 110 (92.4%) | Reference |
Yes | 5 (4.2%) | 9 (7.6%) | 1.87 (0.61–5.74) |
I sought support to process the EAS | |||
No | 79 (65.8%) | 69 (58.0%) | Reference |
Yes | 41 (34.2%) | 50 (42.0%) | 1.40 (0.83–2.36) |