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Table 2 Participant characteristicsa

From: Appropriate and inappropriate care in the last phase of life: an explorative study among patients and relatives

 

n = 592 %

Participant gender

 Female

67

Participant age

 mean (range)

60 (23-88)

 18-49

15

 50-64

47

 65-79

33

 80 and up

5

Ethnicity

 Ethnic minorityb

6

Religion

 None

53

 Christian

41

 Other

7

(Former) health care worker

 Yes

44

The questionnaire was reached through:

 Right to Die-NLc

44

 A colleague or acquaintance

21

 Through social media/surfing, not further specified

12

 Organizations for health care professionalsd

8

 Specific patient organizationse

5

 Organization for older peoplef

5

 General patient organizationsg

4

Described case

 Appropriate care

48

 Inappropriate care

28

 Both

25

Relationship of patient to participant (total of 738 cases):i

 Participant is the patient

8

 Parent (in law) of the participant

59

 Partner

21

 Brother/sister (in law)

9

 Related, otherwise

7

 Unrelated

6

Patient is deceased

74

  1. aMissing values ranged from 0.0 to 1.5 %
  2. bParticipant is considered to be of an ethnic minority group if one or both parents are born outside the Netherlands
  3. cRight to Die-NL: An organization that aims to enhance the autonomy and control of an individual when it comes to the last phase of life, focusing on euthanasia and (physician-)assisted suicide
  4. dAgora, IKNL, KNMG, V&VN
  5. eNFK and Hematon
  6. fUnie KBO
  7. gNPCF, NPV
  8. iMore than one answer possible: 11 % described two different cases