Physical and psychological factors and the wish to hasten death in advanced cancer patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 1125-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Villavicencio-Chávez ◽  
Cristina Monforte-Royo ◽  
Joaquín Tomás-Sábado ◽  
Markus A. Maier ◽  
Josep Porta-Sales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Wish To Hasten Death

scholarly journals The role of perceived dignity and control in the wish to hasten death among advanced cancer patients: A mediation model

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 2840-2846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Monforte-Royo ◽  
Iris Crespo ◽  
Andrea Rodríguez-Prat ◽  
Frederic Marimon ◽  
Josep Porta-Sales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Wish To Hasten Death ◽  
And Control

The clinical evaluation of the wish to hasten death is not upsetting for advanced cancer patients: A cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 570-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep Porta-Sales ◽  
Iris Crespo ◽  
Cristina Monforte-Royo ◽  
Mar Marín ◽  
Sonia Abenia-Chavarria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Routine Clinical Practice ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Important Concern ◽  
Wish To Hasten Death

Background: An important concern of healthcare professionals when exploring the wish to hasten death with patients is the risk of causing them some type of distress. Aim: To assess the opinion of hospitalized patients with advanced cancer about the proactive assessment of the wish to hasten death. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Setting/participants: We assessed 193 advanced cancer patients admitted to an oncology ward for the wish to hasten death using a semi-structured clinical interview. After the assessment the participants were surveyed to determine whether they found the interview upsetting and, if so to what extent, and also their opinion regarding the assessment’s importance. Results: The wish to hasten death was reported by 46 (23.8%) patients. The majority of patients (94.8%) did not find talking about the wish to hasten death to be upsetting, regardless of whether they presented it or not. The majority of patients (79.3%) considered that it was either quite or extremely important for the clinician to proactively assess the wish to hasten death and discuss this topic, regardless of whether they experienced it. Conclusions: In this study, most of the advanced cancer patients did not find the assessment of wish to hasten death to be upsetting, and a substantial proportion of patients in this study believe that it is important to routinely evaluate it in this setting. These findings suggest that healthcare professionals can explore the wish to hasten death proactively in routine clinical practice without fear of upsetting patients.

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