Table 1 Number of consultations with a second physician (LEIF and not LEIF) since the euthanasia law, according to physician’s characteristics (n = 244)
|  | Number of physicians who consulted with a second physician after receiving request in FL and BXL (and % of total physicians in FL and BXL)* Total N = 170 (69.7%) | p-value†| LEIF physician N = 51 (30.0%) | Not LEIF physician or not known N = 119 (70.0%) | p-value LEIF vs not LEIF‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specialty | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  General practitioners | 118 (69.4) | 0.764 | 42 (35.6) | 76 (64.4) | 0.010 |
  Specialist | 51 (30.2) |  | 9 (15.7) | 43 (84.3) |  |
Physician’s age |  |  |  |  |  |
  Younger than 36 | 17 (10.1) | 0.656 | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) | 1.000 |
  36-50 years | 74 (44.0) | 0.022 | 14 (18.9) | 60 (81.1) | 0.017 |
  51-60 years | 58 (34.5) | 0.149 | 22 (37.9) | 36 (62.1) | 0.153 |
  Older than 60 | 19 (11.3) | 0.526 | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) | 0.114 |
Number of terminal patients cared for in 1Â year | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  0 patients | 12 (7.2) | 0.202 | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | 0.102 |
  1 to 10 patients | 114 (74.5) | 0.255 | 35 (30.7) | 79 (69.3) | 1.000 |
  more than 10 patients | 27 (17.6) | 0.850 | 6 (22.2) | 21 (77.8) | 0.360 |
Religiosity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Not religious | 57 (33.5) | 0.176 | 19 (33.3) | 38 (66.7) | 0.595 |
  Religious | 113 (66.5) |  | 32 (28.3) | 81 (71.7) |  |
Training in palliative care or member of palliative team | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 115 (67.6) | 0.243 | 38 (33.0) | 77 (67.0) | 0.283 |
  No | 55 (32.4) |  | 13 (23.6) | 42 (76.4) |  |