Attitudes and Experiences of Belgian Physicians Regarding Euthanasia Practice and the Euthanasia Law

Smets, Tinne; Cohen, Joachim; Bilsen, Johan; Wesemael, Yanna Van; Rürup, Matthias; Deliens, Luc

doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.05.015

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“…A survey conducted in Belgium, where euthanasia is legal, found that 90.4% of the 914 participating physicians agreed to practice euthanasia for patients of terminal disease involving uncontrollable pain or other extreme suffering 13 , showing the existing difference in perception.…”

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Suicídio assistido e eutanásia na perspectiva de profissionais e acadêmicos de um hospital universitário

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The objective of this study was to identify the attitude of professionals and academics in a university hospital regarding assisted suicide and euthanasia. The study was conducted using a questionnaire and included 354 participants. In cases of patients with terminal illnesses, 68.1% of participants supported the legalization of assisted suicide and 73.2% supported the legalization of euthanasia. The support for legalization of assisted suicide or euthanasia was 46.9% in cases of patients with progressive neurodegenerative diseases and 30.8% in cases of tetraplegia. In cases of terminal illnesses, if those were legalized, 45% of participants would commit assisted suicide, 57% would request euthanasia, 36.5% would aid in assisted suicide and 39.9% would aid in euthanasia. In conclusion, the great support for legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide among the participants emphasizes the need to broaden the discussion on the subject in the population. Keywords: Suicide assisted. Euthanasia. Right to die. Attitude to death. Bioethics. ResumoSuicídio assistido e eutanásia na perspectiva de profissionais e acadêmicos de um hospital universitário Objetivou-se identificar a atitude de profissionais e acadêmicos de enfermagem, fisioterapia, medicina e psicologia de um hospital universitário perante suicídio assistido e eutanásia. O estudo foi desenvolvido por meio de questionário de autopreenchimento e contou com 354 participantes, entre os quais, 68,1% concordaram com a legalização do suicídio assistido e 73,2% com a legalização da eutanásia para pacientes com doenças terminais. A concordância com a legalização do suicídio assistido ou da eutanásia foi de 46,9% em casos de pacientes com doenças neurodegenerativas progressivas e de 30,8% em casos de tetraplegia. Em casos de doenças terminais, se legalizados, 45% dos participantes cometeriam suicídio assistido, 57% solicitariam eutanásia, 36,5% auxiliariam suicídio assistido e 39,9% auxiliariam eutanásia. Conclui-se que a ampla aceitação da legalização da eutanásia e do suicídio assistido entre os participantes enfatiza a necessidade de se ampliar a discussão sobre o tema entre a população. Palavras-chave: Suicídio assistido. Eutanásia. Direito a morrer. Atitude frente à morte. Bioética. ResumenSuicidio asistido y eutanasia en la perspectiva de profesionales y estudiantes de un hospital universitario Se tuvo como objetivo identificar la actitud de profesionales y estudiantes de enfermería, fisioterapia, medicina y psicología de un hospital universitario ante el suicidio asistido y la eutanasia. El estudio fue desarrollado por medio de un cuestionario de auto-llenado y contó con 354 participantes, entre los cuales el 68,1% concordó con la legalización del suicidio asistido y el 73,2% con la legalización de la eutanasia para pacientes con enfermedades terminales. La concordancia con la legalización del suicidio asistido o de la eutanasia fue del 46,9% en casos de pacientes con enfermedades neurodegenerativas progresivas y del 30,8% en casos de tetraplejia. En...

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“…The relative underrepresentation of reported euthanasia cases from the French-speaking community and the differences in case characteristics corroborate previous studies that found significant differences between Flanders and Wallonia in terms of practice, attitudes and knowledge about euthanasia. [10][11][12]14 These differences suggest that euthanasia legislation does not have a predetermined effect on medical end-of-life practice and that social and cultural elements also influence its development.…”

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“…Several empirical studies have found differences in end-of-life practices, knowledge and attitudes between the regions and language communities, showing that Dutchspeaking physicians more often receive and grant euthanasia requests and are more inclined to adhere to legal safeguards. [10][11][12][13][14] The reports issued by the Federal Control and Evaluation Committee on Euthanasia show a striking disparity in euthanasia reporting between the 2 language communities. [4][5][6][7][8][9] Trends in the characteristics of reported cases and differences among them have not yet been studied.…”

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Euthanasia in Belgium: trends in reported cases between 2003 and 2013

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“…Besides, there was a significant relation between the second (If you agree with the death penalty, which one is more suitable, painless or painful) and fourth (If you agree with euthanasia, which one is more suitable, active or passive) warm-up questions, determining kinds of punishment and euthanasia pertaining to legal or medical scenarios, respectively (17)(18)(19)(20).…”

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Development and Psychometric Properties of the Justified Death Attitude Scale

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Background: Both capital punishment and euthanasia are highly disputed practices that are considered justified by their proponents. Emotional component of attitude has been ignored in the scales developed to assess attitude on capital punishment and euthanasia. Objectives: This development study aimed to develop an assessment tool to evaluate emotional attitude (ignored by previous scales) toward capital punishment and euthanasia that are considered justified by their proponents in 2015. The scale, as defined by the authors, measures individuals' attitude revealing their sense of self or non-self, although lawis in no condition to tackle the exception either crime or euthanasia. After assessing face validity with two psychologists, a clinical psychologist and a psychometric expert at the school of behavioral sciences and mental health, a justified death attitude scale (JDAS) was performed on 571 students of national universities of Tehran to evaluate construct validity of the scale. Data were analyzed using the exploratory factor analysis, chi-square, and multivariate analysis of variance. Materials and Methods:The justified death attitude scale included 59 items; other than the first 4 warm-up questions, each item included a scenario in which a decision should be made by the subject on life of the personage. Scenarios are related to rape, adultery, murder, drug trafficking, and active and passive euthanasia. The aforementioned scenarios and items are developed based on social interviews. Results: The justified death attitude scale showed an acceptable reliability and included eight factors that could explain 80.56 variance of the scale. A comparison with warm-up items and main items indicated that poll did not assess euthanasia attitude (P > 0 .05), but it could assess death penalty attitude (P < 0.05). Conclusions:The justified death attitude scale has acceptable validity and reliability in emotional attitude assessment of capital punishment and euthanasia.

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Attitudes and Experiences of Belgian Physicians Regarding Euthanasia Practice and the Euthanasia Law

Cited by 90 publications

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Suicídio assistido e eutanásia na perspectiva de profissionais e acadêmicos de um hospital universitário

Suicídio assistido e eutanásia na perspectiva de profissionais e acadêmicos de um hospital universitário

Euthanasia in Belgium: trends in reported cases between 2003 and 2013

Development and Psychometric Properties of the Justified Death Attitude Scale

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