Table 11 Perceived need for a law to authorise “active” end-of-life practices. Breakdown of responses according to the neonatologists’ age and professional experience
Age* | Number of years in neonatology** | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 35 yrs | 35–55 yrs | > 55 yrs | < 5 yrs. | 5–14 yrs | ≥ 15 yrs | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Yes | 4 (80.0) | 19 (55.9) | 1 (8.3) | 7 (77.8) | 14 (58.3) | 3 (16.7) |
No | 1 (20.0) | 7 (20.6) | 5 (41.7) | 1 (11.1) | 6 (25) | 6 (33.3) |
Uncertain | 0 (0.0) | 8 (23.5) | 6 (50.0) | 1 (11.1) | 4 (16.7) | 9 (50) |
Missing values | 2 (28.6) | 3 (8.1) | 2 (14.3) | 3 (25) | 1 (4) | 3 (14.3) |