Measuring Attitudes toward Euthanasia

Holloway, Harold D.; Hayslip, Bert; Murdock, Melissa E.; Maloy, Robyn M.; Servaty, Heather L.; Henard, Kristan; López, Luis Joaquín García; Lysaght, Rosemary; Moreno, George; Moroney, Thomas; Smith, David; White, Susanne

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“…Using a standardised measure of assisted dying attitudes, such as the ATE scale (Wasserman et al, 2005) or the Euthanasia Attitudes Scale (Holloway et al, 1994), would improve survey methodologies. The attitudes of people from minority groups are underrepresented and should be explored.…”

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confidence: 99%

Assisted dying in dementia: a systematic review of the international literature on the attitudes of health professionals, patients, carers and the public, and the factors associated with these

Tomlinson

Stott

2014

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Section: Implications For Future Researchmentioning

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Assisted dying in dementia: a systematic review of the international literature on the attitudes of health professionals, patients, carers and the public, and the factors associated with these

Tomlinson

Stott

2014

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…Attitudes toward the right-to-die, mercy killing, euthanasia (whether active or passive), assisted suicide, and physician-assisted suicide have all been studied. On some survey instruments, only one or two questions were asked that addressed these issues (Blendon et al, 1992;Holloway et al, 1994-95;Monte, 1991;Van der Maas, Pijnenborg, & van Delden, 1995). Inconsistencies in the specific questions asked make direct comparisons difficult.…”

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Assisted Suicide: Factors Affecting Public Attitudes

Worthen

Yeatts

2001

Omega (Westport)

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Public support for assisted suicide has been growing despite the ethical questions raised by members of the medical profession. Previous research suggests that age, gender, experience, and religiosity are factors affecting individuals' attitudes. This study examines the effect of demographic and ideological factors, as well as individuals' caregiving experiences, on attitudes toward assisted suicide. Random-digit-dialing procedures produced a sample of 156 residents of Denton, Texas, in March 1998. T-tests were conducted to measure significance, while gamma values were used to measure level of association and percent reduction in error. The data indicate that age, gender, and caregiving experience were not significant predictors of attitudes. Situational factors, including whether a physician or friend/family member should assist and whether a child or a terminally ill patient experiencing no pain should receive assistance, all were highly significant and positively associated with attitudes toward assisted suicide. Respondents were most likely to support physician-assisted suicide for individuals experiencing no pain. The data also indicated that the depth of commitment to the beliefs that suffering has meaning, that life belongs to God, and that physician-assisted suicide is murder, were highly significant and negatively associated with attitudes toward assisted suicide.

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“…The Euthanasia Attitude Scale (EAS) developed by Holloway, Hayslip, and Murdock [ 21 ] is a questionnaire consisting of 30 (16 positive and 14 negatively structured) items related to consent in passive or active euthanasia, the rights of end-stage patients, the place of modern technologies in life preservation, brain death, the role of the physician in the final phase of the patient, and other ethical and legal issues. The answers are given on a four-point Likert scale and can be “strongly agree”, “agree”, “disagree”, or “strongly disagree”.…”

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“…Values <75 are indicative of a negative overall attitude, while values 75–120 reflect positive attitude [ 18 ]. The EAS scale is divided to five factors—Factor I “General Orientation towards Euthanasia” (1, 3, 5, 8–10, 16, 20–24, 27, and 28), Factor II “patients’ rights issues” (7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 29, and 30), Factor III “role of life-sustaining technology” (6, 11, 12, 14, and 15), Factor IV “professional’s role” (2, 4, 25, and 26); Factor V “ethics and values” (1, 3, 10, 18, 19)—with excellent psychometric properties, possessing stability over time, internal consistency, and discriminant validity [ 21 ].…”

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Validation of the Greek Version of Euthanasia Attitude Scale (EAS) in Greek Medical Doctors

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This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Euthanasia Attitude Scale (EAS) in Greek medical doctors. A cross-sectional study design was conducted, including 120 physicians at clinical setting in 2019 (men 64.5%). A self-report questionnaire, including socio-demographic data and the Euthanasia Attitude Scale, which assesses attitudes towards euthanasia, were used for data collection. The mean (standard deviation) of the EAS were 74.62 (14.33). The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.944 and the confirmatory factor analysis to investigate the validity of the EAS scale, after modification effects, revealed an acceptable adjustment for the questionnaire. The GFI index was above 0.8 and close to 0.9, and the CFI index was above 0.9, which is the acceptable limit. The RMSEA index was acceptable below 0.08. The total Gr-EAS correlated with all five factors (Pearson r = 0.400–0.973, p < 0.001). According to the findings of this study, the Euthanasia Attitude Scale is a reliable and valid measure for assessing the attitudes toward euthanasia in Greek physicians. This Greek adaptation will be valuable in future studies examining the attitude of physicians towards euthanasia.

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Measuring Attitudes toward Euthanasia

Cited by 15 publications

References 11 publications

Assisted dying in dementia: a systematic review of the international literature on the attitudes of health professionals, patients, carers and the public, and the factors associated with these

Assisted dying in dementia: a systematic review of the international literature on the attitudes of health professionals, patients, carers and the public, and the factors associated with these

Assisted Suicide: Factors Affecting Public Attitudes

Validation of the Greek Version of Euthanasia Attitude Scale (EAS) in Greek Medical Doctors

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