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Table 5 Characteristics of outcome 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

 

X

X

X

 

Counselling ended due to passing away of client

18

24

11

<0.001

 

Natural death

2

3

1

 
 

Physician Assisted Dying

3

4

1

 
 

Non Physician Assisted Suicide

13

17

9

 

Counselling ended for other reasons

7

7

7

 
 

Client wants to continue living

2

2

1

 
 

Referred to physician/treatment

1

2

1

 
 

Ended after preparing method

4

3

4

 

Counselling on hold (method non-PAS prepared; pending future contacts)

22

17

29

 

Counselling on-going

54

52

54

 
 

General information & support

17

18

19

 
 

Mental & Practical counselling

37

34

35

 
  1. ^= Percentages are rounded therefore the total does not always add up to 100% exactly.
  2. *= Missing observations between 5 and 20; 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. Result for main categories (in bold); p-value in bold means significant at a level of p=0.001.
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