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Table 2 Results from logistic regression analysis for attitudes towards assisted suicide and euthanasia

From: Attitudes towards assisted suicide and euthanasia among care-dependent older adults (50+) in Austria: the role of socio-demographics, religiosity, physical illness, psychological distress, and social isolation

 

Availability of assisted suicide (yes = 1)

Hypothetic utilisation of assisted suicide (yes = 1)

Availability of euthanasia (yes = 1)

Hypothetic utilisation of euthanasia (yes = 1)

OR (CI-95)

OR (CI-95)

OR (CI-95)

OR (CI-95)

Socio-demographics

 Women (Ref. = Men)

0.70 (0.43-1.13)

0.75 (0.46-1.22)

1.07 (0.64-1.78)

0.83 (0.51-1.35)

 Age (2SDs = 22.0)

1.08 (0.65-1.79)

0.64 (0.39-1.06)

0.73 (0.44-1.21)

0.81 (0.49-1.35)

 High education (Ref. = low)

1.54 (0.83-2.85)

1.33 (0.73-2.42)

1.07 (0.58-1.97)

1.18 (0.65-2.16)

 Town/small city (Ref. = rural/village)

2.13 (0.97-4.65)

2.53 (1.09-5.87)

1.55 (0.67-3.58)

1.20 (0.54-2.64)

 Large city (Ref. = rural/village)

2.22 (1.12-4.40)

2.24 (1.05-4.78)

1.91 (0.96-3.78)

1.67 (0.84-3.32)

Religiosity

 Rather religious (Ref. = very religious)

1.35 (0.77-2.35)

1.73 (0.97-3.08)

2.24 (1.26-3.97)

0.82 (0.46-1.44)

 Rather not religious (Ref. = very religious)

1.31 (0.63-2.72)

1.94 (0.92-4.08)

1.99 (0.92-4.31)

1.56 (0.76-3.22)

 Not at all religious (Ref. = very religious)

1.36 (0.53-3.49)

1.61 (0.64-4.09)

4.16 (1.66-10.4)

1.68 (0.70-2.60)

Physical illness

 Poor self-rated health (Ref. = no)

1.91 (1.05-3.45)

1.73 (0.94-3.16)

0.73 (0.39-1.38)

1.41 (0.76-2.60)

 Functional limitations (2SDs = 5.9)

0.95 (0.54-1.67)

0.96 (0.53-1.72)

0.78 (0.44-1.38)

0.82 (0.45-1.48)

 Poor sensory functioning (Ref. = no)

1.08 (0.60-1.96)

0.92 (0.52-1.65)

0.72 (0.39-1.32)

1.01 (0.57-1.80)

Psychological distress

 Fear of death (2SDs = 6.2)

2.58 (1.50-4.42)

2.16 (1.21-3.87)

2.11 (1.20-3.69)

2.56 (1.45-4.53)

 Perceived burdensomeness (2SDs = 14.5)

1.45 (0.68-3.06)

1.32 (0.64-2.73)

1.37 (0.62-3.02)

1.41 (0.66-3.02)

 Depressed affect (2SDs = 3.7)

0.91 (0.52-1.60)

0.64 (0.37-1.13)

1.59 (0.89-2.81)

0.90 (0.52-1.58)

 Passive suicide ideation (Ref. = none)

0.92 (0.49-1.74)

1.04 (0.56-1.91)

0.79 (0.43-1.48)

0.90 (0.47-1.73)

 Active suicide ideation (Ref. = none)

2.52 (1.08-5.89)

3.10 (1.37-7.04)

1.59 (0.70-3.59)

2.12 (0.91-4.91)

Social isolation

 Living alone (Ref. = living with others)

1.71 (0.93-3.12)

1.47 (0.82-2.65)

2.54 (1.39-4.63)

3.99 (2.19-7.26)

 Thwarted belonging (2SDs = 13.8)

0.50 (0.22-1.13)

0.64 (0.29-1.41)

0.96 (0.42-2.21)

0.69 (0.31-1.53)

 Social trust (2SD = 5.7)

1.30 (0.78-2.19)

1.50 (0.87-2.56)

0.75 (0.45-1.25)

1.20 (0.71-2.03)

 Trust in doctors (2SDs = 4.8)

0.58 (0.33-1.03)

0.55 (0.32-0.97)

0.85 (0.50-1.44)

0.68 (0.39-1.18)

 AIC/Pseudo-R2 (Nagelkerke)

582/0.186

573/0.177

579/0.197

573/0.197

  1. N = 493, unweighted data, OR odds ratio, CI-95 = 95% confidence interval, 2SDs = 2 standard deviations, AIC = Akaike Information Criterion. Bold font indicates p < 0.05, italic font p < 0.1. Continuous variables are mean centred and divided by two standard deviations