Problems with† | General practitioner %* | Medical specialist %* | Nursing-home physician %* | Total %* |
n = 61 | n = 45 | n = 50 | n = 158‡ | |
Patient’s request | 52 | 75 | 72 | 58 |
Patient’s suffering | 80 | 65 | 86 | 79 |
Information given to the patient | 13 | 20 | 24 | 15 |
Presence or absence of reasonable alternatives | 35 | 29 | 28 | 33 |
Consultation | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 |
Performance of euthanasia | 13 | 12 | 4 | 12 |
*Percentages weighted for different sampling fractions and response rates.
†One or more answers could be given.
‡For two physicians, the specialty was unknown.