Practitioner agreement with the doctrine of double effect Percentage agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement: “Sometimes it is appropriate to give pain medication to relieve suffering, even if it may hasten a patient's death” with mean score (in parentheses), on scale of 1 to 5 (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree).
| UK nurses | US medical attendings | US surgical attendings | US house officers | US nurses | US overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94% (4.67) | 94% (4.55) | 92% (4.52) | 92% (4.56) | 86% (4.35) | 89% (4.44) |