Table 2 Selection of relevant questions regarding the GPs’ attitude towards death
Question | 0 n (%*) | 1 n (%*) | 2 n (%*) | 3 n (%*) | 4 n (%*) | 5 n (%*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I am frequently reminded of death in my day-to-day work | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (18,19) | 3 (27,28) | 2 (18,19) | 4 (36,36) |
You only have to think about death when you are old | 6 (54,54) | 4 (36,36) | 1 (9,09) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
It scares me that I myself will have to die one day | 2 (18,19) | 3 (27,28) | 3 (27,28) | 3 (27,28) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
I am glad that I will die one day | 2 (18,19) | 3 (27,28) | 3 (27,28) | 1 (9,09) | 2 (18,19) | 0 (0) |
I am afraid of my own death because it will cause pain for my familiy and friends | 0 (0) | 3 (27,28) | 1 (9,09) | 3 (27,28) | 3 (27,28) | 0 (0) |
Everyone deserves the freedom of deciding for themselves how and when they choose to die Missing: n = 1 | 0 (0) | 2 (18,19) | 0 (0) | 2 (18,19) | 2 (18,19) | 4 (36,36) |
Seeing a dying person repulses me | 6 (54,54) | 3 (27,28) | 0 (0) | 1 (9,09) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Being in the presence of a dying person scares me | 5 (45,45) | 3 (27,28) | 1 (9,09) | 2 (18,19) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
The sight of a dead person scares me | 7 (63,63) | 3 (27,28) | 0 (0) | 1 (9,09) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Touching someone who has recently died scares me | 8 (72,72) | 1 (9,09) | 2 (18,19) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |