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Opinions about euthanasia and advanced dementia: a qualitative study among Dutch physicians and members of the general public

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Ethics, January 2015
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Title
Opinions about euthanasia and advanced dementia: a qualitative study among Dutch physicians and members of the general public
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BMC Medical Ethics, January 2015
DOI 10.1186/1472-6939-16-7
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Pauline SC Kouwenhoven, Natasja JH Raijmakers, Johannes JM van Delden, Judith AC Rietjens, Donald G van Tol, Suzanne van de Vathorst, Nienke de Graeff, Heleen AM Weyers, Agnes van der Heide, Ghislaine JMW van Thiel

Abstract

The Dutch law states that a physician may perform euthanasia according to a written advance euthanasia directive (AED) when a patient is incompetent as long as all legal criteria of due care are met. This may also hold for patients with advanced dementia. We investigated the differing opinions of physicians and members of the general public on the acceptability of euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Singapore 1 <1%
Unknown 139 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 24 17%
Student > Bachelor 24 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 14%
Researcher 10 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 6%
Other 21 15%
Unknown 33 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 43 31%
Nursing and Health Professions 17 12%
Psychology 15 11%
Social Sciences 10 7%
Philosophy 3 2%
Other 17 12%
Unknown 35 25%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

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#15,557,505
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#805
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#17
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