Table 5
Importance of various attitudes for the decision making (mean/sd and differences between the samples one-way analysis of variance - F; df; p)
| Swedish | German | Russian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethical factors (9.54;2;.0001) | 1.71/.57 | 1.71/.73 | 2.02/.95 |
| Patient wishes (44.14;2;<.0001 | 1.85/.80 | 2.08/.95 | 2.83/1.16 |
| Level of dementia (32.24;2;<.0001) | 2.76/.93 | 3.77/1.03 | 3.61/1.16 |
| Legal factors (5.26;2;.0055) | 2.81/1.06 | 2.88/1.22 | 2.51/1.29 |
| Family wishes (38.75;2;<.0001) | 2.99/.91 | 3.87/.86 | 3.16/1.08 |
| Patient's age (1.88;2;.1531—n.s.) | 3.42/.90 | 3.64/1.03 | 3.65/1.14 |
| Religious beliefs (1.78;2;.1698—n.s.) | 4.33/1.14 | 4.12/1.27 | 4.32/1.07 |
| Hospital costs (164.25;2;<.0001) | 4.55/.67 | 4.52/.77 | 2.99/1.20 |
