Table 1. Background characteristics of responders (n = 116)
Characteristicn (%)
Specialism
 GP95 (81.9)
 Clinical specialist0 (0)
 Geriatric care physician20 (17.2)
 Psychiatrist0 (0)
 Junior doctor1 (0.9)
Age
 ≤35 years19 (16.4)
 36–45 years40 (34.5)
 46–55 years23 (19.8)
 ≥56 years34 (29.3)
Years of working experience
 ≤5 years9 (7.8)
 6–10 years30 (25.9)
 11–15 years22 (19.0)
 >15 years55 (47.4)
Experience with requests for PADa
 Yes109 (94.0)
 No7 (6.0)
Experience with performing PAD
 Yes74 (67.9)
 No35 (32.1)
Number of times that PAD was performed (n = 74)
 110 (13.5)
 2–525 (33.8)
 >539 (52.7)
  • PAD = physician-assisted death. aExperience with requests for PAD other than the one discussed in the survey.