In older patients under treatment occurs more often than in younger patients (p = 0.03*) | 73 | 62 | 75 | 70 | 45 |
Older patients shouldn’t be victims of scarcity in health care more often than younger patients | 93 | 86 | 76 | 86 | 83 |
In case of scarcity of beds as a consequence of a shortage of staff, it is acceptable that patients are selected by their age upon admission | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Expensive life prolonging treatments should be used primarily to prevent the death of people younger than 75 years of age (p = 0.02*, p = 0.002†) | 63 | 35 | 52 | 50 | 28 |
In case of scarcity of organs for transplantation it is acceptable that patients are selected on their age | 73 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 48 |
A good physician takes the functions that a patient fulfils in family and society into account in important medical decisions.(p = 0.009*) | 53 | 59 | 76 | 61 | 39 |