METHODS: This work is a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted by means of a survey. Information was gathered through a self-administered questionnaire.
RESULTS: The survey was answered by 1446 physicians licensed in Spain. The samples\' demographic characteristics were as follows: 54.7% were women, the mean age was 52 ± 14 years, and 66.0% worked in a hospital. Catalonia was the autonomous community with the most participants (44.6%). Regarding specialties, anesthesiology and resuscitation had the highest number of participants (21.9%), followed by family and community medicine (18.5%). The LORE was known in detail by 24.3% of physicians, 58.0% had a positive opinion of it, and 31.1% had direct experience with the euthanasia procedure. Practitioners working in the hospital setting perceived the law more favorably compared to those in the primary care setting (62.3% vs. 47.3%, p < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: Most doctors did not have in-depth knowledge of the LORE, although a majority supported its existence, particularly those in hospital medicine. Most physicians who viewed the LORE negatively were male, older, and worked in primary care. A minority of physicians considered registering as conscientious objectors.
方法:这项工作是描述性的,通过调查进行的横断面研究。信息是通过自我管理的问卷收集的。
结果:这项调查由1446名在西班牙获得执照的医生回答。样本的人口统计学特征如下:54.7%是女性,平均年龄为52±14岁,66.0%在医院工作。加泰罗尼亚是参与者最多的自治社区(44.6%)。关于专业,麻醉和康复的参与者最多(21.9%),其次是家庭和社区医学(18.5%)。24.3%的医生详细了解了LORE,58.0%的人对此有积极的看法,31.1%有安乐死手术的直接经验。与初级保健机构相比,在医院工作的从业人员对法律的看法更有利(62.3%vs.47.3%,p<0.01)。
结论:大多数医生对LORE没有深入的了解,尽管大多数人支持它的存在,尤其是医院医学。大多数负面看待LORE的医生是男性,年长的,在初级保健部门工作。少数医生认为注册为依良心拒服兵役者。