Continuous Deep Sedation Until Death in Belgium: A Survey Among Nurses Els Inghelbrecht, PhD, Johan Bilsen, RN, PhD, Freddy Mortier, PhD, Luc Deliens, PhD  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 41, Issue 5, Pages 870-879 (May 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.07.022 Copyright © 2011 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Flowchart of the studies questioning nurses about their attitudes and role. aIn 23 cases, we could not reach the respondent; in 191 cases, the respondent was not a qualified nurse; in 208 cases, the nurse had no experiences in patient care; in two cases, the respondent no longer lived in Flanders; and in five cases, the respondent was French speaking. bIn 10 cases, the nurse could no longer be reached; and in 114 cases, the nurse reported on a patient for whom no end-of-life decision was made. cThere were 252 cases, but two cases were further excluded from the analyses because there were too many missing values. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2011 41, 870-879DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.07.022) Copyright © 2011 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions