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Table 2 The effect of work position on agreement with statement, controlled for age and gender. Linear regression analysis. N = 1052–1056 (2008), 1135–1139 (2014) and 1553–1556 (2021)

From: How stable are moral judgements? A longitudinal study of context dependency in attitudes towards patient responsibility

 

2008

2014

2021

Statement

Age

Gender

Job

Age

Gender

Job

Age

Gender

Job

 

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

(sig)

(sig)

(sig)

(sig)

(sig)

(sig)

(sig)

(sig)

(sig)

'Healthcare priority should depend on the patient's personal responsibility for the disease'

.006

.076

.03

-.005

-.044

.019

-.01

-.243

.183

(.097)

(.32)

(.699)

(.16)

(.566)

(.821)

(< .001)b

(< .001)b

(.005)b

'Access to expensive treatment should depend on the patient's personal responsibility for the disease'

0

-.177

-.02

.006

.076

.03

-.012

-.193

.078

(.949)

(.029)a

(.808)

(.097)

(.32)

(.699)

(< .001)b

(.003)b

(.289)

'Access to scarce organ transplants should depend on the patient's personal responsibility for the disease'

-.01

-.157

-.047

.006

.076

.03

-.026

-.187

-.09

(.017)a

(.07)

(.592)

(.097)

(.32)

(.699)

(< .001)b

(.009)b

(.263)

‘Lower priority should be allotted to patients who violate a contract of changes in lifestyle'

-.003

-.088

-.172

.006

.076

.03

-.011

-.197

-.272

(.408)

(.272)

(.034)b

(.097)

(.32)

(.699)

(< .001)b

(.003)b

(< .001)b

'A patient who is responsible for the disease should pay additional co‐payments’

-.01

-.187

-.039

.006

.076

.03

-.007

-.052

-.049

(.002)b

(.01)a

(.591)

(.097)

(.32)

(.699)

(.003)b

(.345)

(.424)

  1. Response alternatives statements: 1 Disagree fully, 2 Disagree partly, 3 Neutral, 4 Agree partly, 5: Agree fully,
  2. Age Years, Gender Male 0, Female 1, Job Hospital 0, GP 1
  3. a95% level significance
  4. b99% level significance