Dying patient | Acceptable | Not acceptable | Don't know | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | M | øM | M | øM | M | øM |
Physical suffering | Only sedation | 98 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 | Sedation + withdrawal of nutrition | 86 | 89 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
 | Only withdrawal of nutrition | 92 | 95 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Physical suffering | Only sedation | 61 | 52 | 23 | 39 | 16 | 9 |
 | Sedation + withdrawal of nutrition | 55 | 44 | 29 | 46 | 16 | 10 |
 | Only withdrawal of nutrition | 68 | 63 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 14 |
Patient with unfavourable prognosis | Acceptable | Not acceptable | Don't know | ||||
 |  | M | øM | M | øM | M | øM |
Physical suffering | Only sedation | 74 | 66 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 11 |
 | Sedation + withdrawal of nutrition | 63 | 56 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 14 |
 | Only withdrawal of nutrition | 78 | 71 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 7 |
Mental suffering | Only sedation | 37 | 36 | 43 | 47 | 20 | 18 |
 | Sedation + withdrawal of nutrition | 32 | 27 | 48 | 52 | 20 | 21 |
 | Only withdrawal of nutrition | 52 | 50 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 12 |