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Table 4 Characteristics of counselling in cooperation with foundation De Einder^*

From: Cross-sectional research into counselling for non-physician assisted suicide: who asks for it and what happens?

 

TotalA(n = 595)

Severe disease (n = 255)

No (severe) disease (n = 280)

 
 

%

%

%

P-valueB

Year of first contact

   

0.512

 

Year of data collection

78

81

77

 
 

One year before year of data collection

13

12

13

 
 

Two to eight years before year of data collection

9

7

10

 

Number of face-to-face consults

   

0.055

 

1

73

70

76

 
 

2

15

15

15

 
 

3 or more (3 to 21)

12

15

9

 

Number of total contacts C

   

0.109

 

1

7

5

8

 
 

2-3

39

37

43

 
 

4-6

30

30

30

 
 

7 or more (7 to 37)

24

28

20

 

Involvement of other(s) in counselling and/or openness about counselling towards other(s) D

   

0.001

 

Involvement and openness

25

34

20

 
 

Involvement but no openness

13

16

8

 
 

Involvement, openness unknown

11

11

10

 
 

No involvement but openness

15

17

14

 
 

No involvement nor openness

28

18

38

 
 

No involvement, openness unknown

10

4

10

 

Involvement of which other(s) E

X

   
 

Partner

41

40

44

0.625

 

Children

35

39

30

0.288

 

Friend

17

17

16

0.901

 

Parents

7

10

2

0.067

 

Brother/Sister

9

7

10

0.585

 

Other family (cousin, grandchild)

5

6

5

1.000

 

Medical Professional

1

1

0

1.000

 

Non Medical Professional

1

0

2

0.467

Counselling of explicit practical preparation (of gathering means and/or effectuation of suicide)

X

X

X

<0.001

 

Explicit practical preparation mentioned by counsellor

55

45

62

 
 

No explicit practical preparation mentioned by counsellor

45

55

38

 
  1. ^= Percentages are rounded therefore the total does not always add up to 100% exactly.
  2. *= Missing observations between 0 and 11; missing is equal to or less than 5.0% (X).
  3. A= Including 60 clients with unknown severity of/or disease.
  4. B= Pearson Chi-square test asymptotic significance 2-sided, unless in cursive Fisher’s Exact Test 2-sided; p-value in bold means significant at a level of p=0.001.
  5. C= Consisting of face-to-face contacts, contacts in writing or by email, and/or contacts by phone.
  6. D= This variable only for 2012. The N of the respective columns are N = 310 (for Total, including 25 clients with unknown severity of/or disease), N = 119 (for Severe disease) and N = 166 (for No (severe) disease).
  7. E= This variable only for 2012 and if others involved; adds up to more than 100% because more than one answer possible. The N of the respective columns are N= 148 (for Total, including 13 clients with unknown severity of/or disease), N = 72 (for Severe disease) and N = 63 (for No (severe) disease).