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Research priorities relating to the debate on assisted dying: what do we still need to know? : Results of a modified Delphi technique [PDF]

, 2016
Objective To identify the main areas of uncertainty and subsequent research priorities to inform the ongoing debate around assisted dying. Design Two-round electronic modified Delphi consultation with experts and interested bodies.
Booth, Alison Margaret, Norman, Gillian, Rodgers, Mark, Sowden, Amanda Jayne   +3 more
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Survey of doctors' opinions of the legalisation of physician assisted suicide

BMC Medical Ethics, 2009
Background Assisted dying has wide support among the general population but there is evidence that those providing care for the dying may be less supportive. Senior doctors would be involved in implementing the proposed change in the law.
Rayner Lauren, Price Annabel, Lee William, Hotopf Matthew   +3 more
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Too much safety? Safeguards and equal access in the context of voluntary assisted dying legislation

BMC Medical Ethics, 2020
Background In June 2019, the Australian state of Victoria joined the growing number of jurisdictions around the world to have legalised some form of voluntary assisted dying.
Rosalind McDougall, Bridget Pratt
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Objections to assisted dying within institutions: systemic solutions for rapprochement

BMC Medical Ethics, 2023
In this Matters Arising article, we outline how the recent article “The impact on patients of objections by institutions to assisted dying: a qualitative study of family caregivers’ perceptions” (White et al., 2023 Mar 13;24(1):22) informed Voluntary ...
Carmelle Peisah, Adrianna Sheppard, Kelvin CY Leung   +2 more
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Characteristics of Belgian 'life-ending acts without explicit patient request' : a large-scale death certificate survey revisited [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: “Life-ending acts without explicit patient request,” as identified in robust international studies, are central in current debates on physician-assisted dying.
Bernheim, Jan L, Chambaere, Kenneth, Deliens, Luc, Downar, James   +3 more
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Practical and ethical complexities of MAiD: Examples from Quebec [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2020
Background: Legally practiced assisted dying is an ethically complex area in need of empirical and conceptual work. International research suggests that providing assisted dying may be experienced as rewarding and meaningful but also emotionally and ...
Gitte Koksvik
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Attitudes Toward Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Among Norwegian Palliative Care Physicians

Palliative Medicine Reports
Background: Data from other countries have indicated that palliative care physicians are more opposed to assisted dying compared with other physicians.
Olav Magnus Fredheim, Eva Gravdahl, Ingeborg Skulberg, Morten Magelssen   +3 more
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How the mass media report social statistics: A case study concerning research on end-of-life decisions [PDF]

, 2010
This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Social Science & Medicine. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural ...
Bauman, Bell, Best, Best, Best, Boyce, Cicourel, Clive Seale, Deacon, Entwistle, Fenton, Fenton, Galtung, Gorer, Harcup, Hausmann, Jackson, Kitzinger, Kitzinger, Kuhse, Langer, Lewis, McInerney, McInerney, McInerney, Mellor, Nelkin, Osborne, Pollock, Rietjens, Schmierbach, Seale, Seale, Seale, Seale, Seale, Seale, Seale, Signorielli, Sparks, Sykes, van der Heide, van der Maas, Wakefield, Williams   +44 more
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A public health perspective on assisted dying and its different modalities

The Lancet Public Health
Summary: Assisted dying (encompassing euthanasia and assisted suicide) has emerged as a legally sanctioned option for end-of-life care in an increasing number of countries.
Paola Sillitti, MSc, Clément Meier, PhD, Solenne Blanc, MSc, Laura Jones, PhD, Claudia Gamondi, ProfPhD   +4 more
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Norwegian Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Assisted Dying: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nursing: Research and Reviews, 2022
Hege Hol,1 Solfrid Vatne,1 Aud Orøy,1 Anne Marie Mork Rokstad,1,2 Øivind Opdal3 1Faculty of Health Science and Social Care, Molde University College, Molde, Norway; 2Norwegian National Centre for Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg ...
Hol H, Vatne S, Orøy A, Rokstad AMM, Opdal Ø   +4 more
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