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| Title |
Attitudes towards assisted suicide and euthanasia among care-dependent older adults (50+) in Austria: the role of socio-demographics, religiosity, physical illness, psychological distress, and social isolation
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Ethics, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12910-017-0233-6 |
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| Authors |
Erwin Stolz, Hannes Mayerl, Peter Gasser-Steiner, Wolfgang Freidl |
| Abstract |
Care-dependency constitutes an important issue with regard to the approval of end-of-life decisions, yet attitudes towards assisted suicide and euthanasia are understudied among care-dependent older adults. We assessed attitudes towards assisted suicide and euthanasia and tested empirical correlates, including socio-demographics, religiosity, physical illness, psychological distress and social isolation. A nationwide cross-sectional survey among older care allowance recipients (50+) in private households in Austria was conducted in 2016. In computer-assisted personal interviews, 493 respondents were asked whether or not they approved of the availability of assisted suicide and euthanasia in case of long-term care dependency and whether or not they would consider using assisted suicide or euthanasia for themselves. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to assess the impact of potential determinants of attitudes towards assisted suicide and euthanasia. About a quarter (24.8-26.0%) of the sampled care-dependent older adults approved of the availability of assisted suicide and euthanasia respectively indicated the will to (hypothetically) make use of assisted suicide or euthanasia. Attitudes towards assisted suicide were most favourable among care-dependent older adults living in urban areas, those who did not trust physicians, those who reported active suicide ideation, and individuals with a strong fear of dying. With regard to euthanasia, living alone, religiosity and fear of dying were the central determinants of acceptance. Positive attitudes towards and will to (hypothetically) use assisted suicide and euthanasia were expressed by a substantial minority of care-dependent older adults in Austria and are driven by current psychological suffering and fear of the process of dying in the (near) future. Community-based psychosocial care should be expanded to address psychological distress and fears about end-of-life issues among care-dependent older adults. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 43% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 29% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 135 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 14% |
| Researcher | 11 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 17 | 13% |
| Unknown | 50 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 26 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Unknown | 54 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 April 2018.
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#6,141,537
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Outputs from BMC Medical Ethics
#528
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#121,320
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Ethics
#16
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