Dying cancer patients talk about euthanasia

Eliott, Jaklin; Olver, Ian

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.04.004

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“…– is perceived from several angles; arguably, a more detailed picture of those views then emerges than if a single method was employed. In a similar vein, quantitative research on opinions on AD can and should be complemented by qualitative research, which has the potential for enriching the account of such attitudes with depth and complexity [18, 19]. …”

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Attitudes towards assisted dying are influenced by question wording and order: a survey experiment

et al. 2016

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BackgroundSurveys on attitudes towards assisted dying play an important role in informing public debate, policy and legislation. Unfortunately, surveys are often designed with insufficient attention to framing effects; that is, effects on the respondents’ stated attitudes caused by question wording and context. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate and measure such framing effects.MethodsSurvey experiment in which an eight-question survey on attitudes towards assisted dying was distributed to Norwegian citizens through a web-based panel. Two variations of question wording as well as two variations of question order were employed. Respondents were randomized to receive one of four questionnaire versions.ResultsThree thousand and fifty responses were received. There were moderate to large question wording and question order effects. A majority of Norwegian citizens favour the legalization of assisted dying for patients with terminal or chronic disease.ConclusionsStakeholders in the assisted dying debate need to acknowledge potential framing effects, and accordingly should interpret survey results with caution. The same holds for researchers who conduct attitude surveys in the field of bioethics.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12910-016-0107-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Attitudes towards assisted dying are influenced by question wording and order: a survey experiment

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“…Interestingly, some FC patients associated a DNR order with euthanasia and clearly implied a negative view of the subject, while the DNR patients who raised the issue all supported legalization of euthanasia. Many medically ill patients support euthanasia 30,31 , but this remains a controversial subject among physicians 32 . DNR orders are legally and ethically acceptable 33,34 , and should not be confused or conflated with euthanasia or physician assisted suicide.…”

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Why Do Patients Agree to a “Do Not Resuscitate” or “Full Code” Order? Perspectives of Medical Inpatients

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BACKGROUND:The majority of patients who die in hospital have a "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) order in place at the time of their death, yet we know very little about why some patients request or agree to a DNR order, why others don't, and how they view discussions of resuscitation status. METHODS:We conducted semi-structured interviews of English-speaking medical inpatients who had clearly requested a DNR or full code (FC) order after a discussion with their admitting team, and analyzed the transcripts using a modified grounded-theory approach. RESULTS:We achieved conceptual saturation after conducting 44 interviews (27 DNR, 17 FC) over a 4-month period. Patients in the DNR group were much older than those in the FC group, but they had broadly similar admission diagnoses and comorbidities. DNR patients reported much greater familiarity with the subject and described a more positive experience than FC patients with their resuscitation discussions. Participants typically requested FC or DNR orders based on personal, relational or philosophical considerations, but these considerations manifested differently depending on the participant's preference for resuscitation. Most FC patients stated that would not want a prolonged period of life support, and they would not want resuscitation in the event of a poor quality of life. FC and DNR patients understood resuscitation and DNR orders differently. DNR patients described resuscitation in graphic, concrete terms that emphasized suffering and futility, and DNR orders in terms of comfort or natural processes. FC patients understood resuscitation in an abstract sense as something that restores life, while DNR orders were associated with substandard care or even euthanasia.CONCLUSION: Our study identified important differences and commonalities between the perspectives of DNR and FC patients. We hope that this information can be used to help physicians better understand the needs of their patients when discussing resuscitation.

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“…Sixteen qualitative studies met our inclusion criteria. [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] The characteristics of these studies are described in Table 2; quality assessment is detailed in Table 3. We found all 16 studies to be of good or moderately good quality.…”

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“…Four themes (and categories within them) emerged from the included studies relating to reasons for and against pursuing assisted dying or allowing its use: 23 Chapple et al 24 Daskal et al 25 Dees et al 26 Drum et al 27 Eliott and Olver 28 Fadem et al 29 Georges et al 30 Johansen et al 31 Kuupelomaki 32…”

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Why do we want the right to die? A systematic review of the international literature on the views of patients, carers and the public on assisted dying

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Dying cancer patients talk about euthanasia

Cited by 26 publications

References 37 publications

Attitudes towards assisted dying are influenced by question wording and order: a survey experiment

Attitudes towards assisted dying are influenced by question wording and order: a survey experiment

Why Do Patients Agree to a “Do Not Resuscitate” or “Full Code” Order? Perspectives of Medical Inpatients

Why do we want the right to die? A systematic review of the international literature on the views of patients, carers and the public on assisted dying

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