scholarly journals Attitudes of Physicians towards Different Types of Euthanasia in Kuwait

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaikhah Abohaimed ◽  
Basma Matar ◽  
Hussain Al-Shimali ◽  
Khalid Al-Thalji ◽  
Omar Al-Othman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Terminally Ill Patients ◽  
Specialty Hospitals ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types

Objective: Although in recent years the world has witnessed great advances in the medical field, much ambiguity still surrounds the issue of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, with increasingly favorable attitudes among physicians around the world. In our study, we aimed to assess the attitudes of physicians in Kuwait towards different types of euthanasia and examine whether physicians’ frequent encounters with terminally ill patients were associated with their approval. Subjects and Methods: We conducted a cross- sectional study on 464 physicians employed in government hospitals (6 general and 3 specialty hospitals). A self-administered questionnaire adapted from previous studies was used. Results: Of the physicians in our study, 43.9% reported that the Ministry of Health should legalize euthanasia under certain restricted conditions. In addition, 29.1% of our population was willing to perform euthanasia. After controlling for several characteristics in logistic regression analysis, approval of passive euthanasia was significantly associated with the following 2 factors: frequent exposure to terminally ill patients (AOR = 2.45) and obtention of the basic medical degree from Asia (AOR = 4.36) or North America/Europe (AOR = 3.24) compared to Kuwait. Male gender was significantly associated with willingness to perform euthanasia. Religion was the major reason for opposing euthanasia. Conclusion: The attitudes of physicians towards euthanasia are diverse, and therefore the Ministry of Health should provide guidelines for physicians dealing with situations where patients or their families request euthanasia.

Relatives' Perspective on the Terminally Ill Patients Who Died after Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Interview Study in the Netherlands

Death Studies ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Jacques Georges ◽  
Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen ◽  
Martien T. Muller ◽  
Gerrit van der Wal ◽  
Agnes van der Heide ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Terminally Ill Patients

Understanding the Voices of Disability Advocates in Physician-Assisted Suicide Debates

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devan Stahl
Keyword(s):  
Moral Psychology ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Christian Ethics ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Phenomenological Experience ◽  
The World ◽  
Bear Witness

Abstract Christians have an obligation to attend to the voices of persons who are crying out that their dignity and very lives are in jeopardy when physician-assisted suicide (PAS) becomes legalized. The following essay begins with an account of the concept of “disability moral psychology,” which elucidates the unique ways persons with disabilities perceive the world, based on their phenomenological experience. The author then explores the disability critique of PAS and the shared social conditions of persons who are chronically disabled and terminally ill. Finally, the author positions the disability critique within Christian moral deliberations on PAS to unearth its significance for Christian ethics. To bear witness to a compassionate God, theological and ethical judgments concerning PAS must seek perspectives from persons who claim that their dignity and even their lives are in jeopardy by the practice.

National Survey of Medical Choices in Caring for Terminally ill Patients in Italy, a Cross-Sectional Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Cocconi ◽  
Caterina Caminiti ◽  
Giovanni Zaninetta ◽  
Rodolfo Passalacqua ◽  
Stefano Cascinu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Terminally Ill Patients

scholarly journals Relations between Desire for Early Death, Depressive Symptoms and Antidepressant Prescribing in Terminally Ill Patients with Cancer

2002 ◽  
Vol 95 (8) ◽  
pp. 386-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Tiernan ◽  
P Casey ◽  
C O'Boyle ◽  
G Birkbeck ◽  
M Mangan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Terminal Illness ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Early Death ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Terminally Ill Patients ◽  
Treatment Of Depression

Some patients with advanced cancer express the wish for an early death. This may be associated with depression. We examined the relations between depressive symptoms and desire for early death (natural or by euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide) in 142 terminally ill patients with cancer being cared for by a specialist palliative care team. They completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire and answered four supplementary questions on desire for early death. Only 2 patients expressed a strong wish for death by some form of suicide or euthanasia. 120 denied that they ever wished for early release. The desire for early death correlated with depression scores. Depressive symptoms were common in the whole group but few were on antidepressant therapy. Better recognition and treatment of depression might improve the lives of people with terminal illness and so lessen desire for early death, whether natural or by suicide.

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