Total | Physicians | Nurses | p-value | German speaking area | French speaking area | p-value | |
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Parents might change their minds later and feel guilty | 95.4 (88.8–98.2) | 92.9 (68.5–98.7) | 95.9 (88.6–98.6) | 0.622 | 98.0 (89.7–99.7) | 91.7 (78.2–97.1) | 0.165 |
Parents should be spared the burden of such decisions | 90.1 (82.3–94.7) | 71.4 (45.4–88.3) | 93.5 (85.7–97.2) | 0.011 | 84.9 (72.9–92.1) | 97.4 (86.5–99.5) | 0.051 |
Parents are not in the right state of mind to take such decisions | 76.2 (66.1–84.0) | 50.0 (26.8–73.2) | 81.4 (70.8–88.8) | 0.012 | 73.9 (59.7–84.4) | 78.9 (63.7–88.9) | 0.592 |
Parents cannot fully understand the possible options and consequences | 74.1 (63.9–82.2) | 35.7 (16.3–61.2) | 81.7 (71.2–89.0) | < 0.001 | 66.7 (52.5–78.3) | 83.8 (68.9–92.3) | 0.076 |
The responsibility for such decisions belongs solely to the physician | 46.5 (36.3–57.0) | 46.2 (23.2–70.9) | 46.6 (35.6–57.9) | 0.978 | 36.7 (24.7–50.7) | 59.5 (43.5–73.7) | 0.038 |
Parents might change their minds later and sue the physician | 35.6 (25.6–47.1) | 16.7 (4.7–44.8) | 39.3 (28.1–51.9) | 0.136 | 37.2 (24.4–52.1) | 33.3 (19.2–51.2) | 0.735 |
Discussing options of limiting care may jeopardize the trust parents have in the health care providers | 23.1 (15.1–33.6) | 15.4 (4.3–42.2) | 24.6 (15.8–36.3) | 0.474 | 32.6 (20.5–47.5) | 11.4 (4.5–26.0) | 0.029 |
Once involved, parents may become intrusive and put inappropriate pressure on the staff | 20.3 (12.9–30.4) | 16.7 (4.7–44.8) | 20.9 (12.9–32.1) | 0.739 | 13.3 (6.3–26.2) | 29.4 (16.8–46.2) | 0.080 |