An examination and proposed theoretical model of risk and protective factors for bereavement outcomes for family members of individuals who engaged in medical aid in dying: A systematic review. [PDF]
Palliat Med, 2023 Background: Medical Aid in Dying is an end-of-life option that allows a physician to provide a patient with a prescription to end their life. Though Medical Aid in Dying intends to reduce suffering for a patient, opponents argue Medical Aid in Dying may ...
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Rethinking Medical Aid in Dying: What Does It Mean to 'Do No Harm?' [PDF]
J Adv Pract Oncol, 2023 Medical aid in dying is the act of prescribing lethal medications to a consenting patient who can self-ingest them with the intent of hastening their death. A majority of patients who utilize medical aid in dying are patients with terminal cancer.
Lawry DR.
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MAID ready for primetime?: A survey of SGO members regarding medical aid in dying (MAID). [PDF]
Gynecol Oncol Rep, 2021 Objectives: To assess SGO members’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice patterns regarding Medical Aid In Dying (MAID). Methods: SGO members were surveyed via online survey.
Brown AJ +5 more
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A novel methodology to identify and survey physicians participating in medical aid-in-dying. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Physicians who participate in medical-aid-in-dying (MAID) cannot be easily identified and studied due to cost and anonymity barriers. We developed and empirically tested a novel methodology to identify and survey physicians highly likely to participate ...
Kini V +7 more
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AWARENESS AND ATTITUDES ABOUT MEDICAL AID IN DYING IN THE U.S [PDF]
Innov AgingMedical Aid in Dying (MAID) allows terminally ill patients to seek a prescription for medication to end their lives. Despite being legal in 10 states and Washington DC, public awareness of and attitudes towards MAID remain unclear.
Elissa Kozlov +2 more
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Conscience-Based Barriers to Medical Aid in Dying: A Survey of Colorado Physicians. [PDF]
J Gen Intern MedHamer MK +7 more
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Contextualizing attitudes toward medical aid in dying in a national sample of interdisciplinary US hospice clinicians: hospice philosophy of care, patient-centered care, and professional exposure. [PDF]
Palliat Care Soc PractBackground: Despite extensive theoretical debate, empirical research on medical aid in dying (MAID) largely has disregarded broader, contextual factors as potential correlates of attitudes in hospice clinicians.
Becker TD +5 more
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Current Oncology, 2022 Background: In 2019, cancer patients comprised over 65% of all individuals who requested and received Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada. This descriptive study sought to understand the self-reported symptom burden and complexity of cancer ...
Linda Watson +9 more
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The Pitfalls of the Ethical Continuum and its Application to Medical Aid in Dying
Voices in Bioethics, 2021 Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Religion has long provided guidance that has led to standards reflected in some aspects of medical practices and traditions.
Shimon Glick
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Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for patients with depression. Thought-provoking remarks [PDF]
, 2020 Euthanasia and medical assistance in dying entail daunting ethical and moral challenges, in addition to a host of medical and clinical issues, which are further complicated in cases of patients whose decision-making skills have been negatively affected ...
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