Table 1 Survey data on the care of patients with problematic medication and drug use

Who fills out the questionnaire?

 Responsible/leading physician

101

87.1

 Nursing management

11

9.5

 Healthcare and nursing assistants

1

0.9

 Ward physician

2

1.7

 Nurse

1

0.9

Which residential area applies to your supply area?

 Metropole (pop. > 1 Mio.)

9

7.8

 Large city (pop. > 100.000)

41

35.3

 Medium-sized city (pop. < 100.000)

47

40.5

 Small town, rural area (pop. < 20.000)

20

17.2

How many patients do you care for on average per year?

 1-100

3

2.6

 101–200

29

25.0

 201–300

44

37.9

 301–400

23

19.8

 > 400

16

13.8

 Not specified

1

0.9

Do you care for children or adults?

 Adults

113

97.4

 Children

1

0.9

 Both

2

1.7

Do you have doctors on your team who have an additional qualification in “Addiction Medicine”?

 Yes

11

9.5

 No

104

89.7

 Not specified

1

0.9

If yes, number of doctors in the team with additional qualification:

 1

7

6.0

 2

1

0.9

 3

1

0.9

 4

1

0.9

 5

0

0.0

 6

1

0.9

How high do you estimate the proportion of your patients with medication misuse?

 0%

3

2.6

 1–5%

57

49.1

 6–10%

34

29.3

 11–20%

9

7.8

 21–30%

6

5.2

 > 30%

6

5.2

 Not specified

1

0.9

What percentage of patients with medication misuse do you consider to be iatrogenically induced?

 0%

5

4.3

 < 10%

43

37.1

 10–25%

25

21.6

 26–50%

20

17.2

 51–75%

14

12.1

 > 75%

8

6.9

 Not specified

1

0.9

How high do you estimate the proportion of your patients who use illegal drugs?

 0%

31

26.7

 1–5%

84

72.4

 6–10%

1

0.9

 11–20%

0

0.0

 21–30%

0

0.0

 > 30%

0

0.0

Do you have the impression that the number of palliative patients with medication misuse and/or illicit drug abuse has increased in the last 10 years?

 Yes

15

12.9

 No

74

63.8

 I am not sure

26

22.4

 Not specified

1

0.9