Factors influencing decisions to terminate life

Wade, C; Anglin, M. D.

doi:10.1080/19485565.1987.9988658

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“…Because the college years are often very influential on attitude formation, several studies have focused on undergraduate students (Butt, Overholser, & Danielson, 2003;Domino, Kempton, & Cavender, 1996-97;Horsfall, Alcocer, Duncan, & Polk, 2001;Rose & O'Sullivan, 2002;Wade & Anglin, 1987;Weiss, 1996;Wooddell & Kaplan, 1999-2000. These studies have identified five types of factors that may influence individuals' attitudes about the appropriateness of using active euthanasia, passive euthanasia, and physician-assisted death in situations of terminally ill, irreversibly painful patients.…”

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First-Year College Students' Attitudes about End-of-Life Decision-Making

Weiss

Lupkin

2010

Omega (Westport)

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This study analyzes attitudes about treatment of the terminally ill among a group of first-year undergraduate students--a cohort that was in high school when intense publicity and extensive political and judicial involvement in the Terri Schiavo case occurred. Data for the study were collected by structured personal interviews with 201 randomly selected, first-year students in the first half of fall semester, 2005. Students clearly make distinctions in the propriety of active euthanasia, passive euthanasia, and physician-assisted death. Presented with a situation of a terminally ill patient in considerable pain, 65.1% of the students supported or strongly supported withdrawal of life-sustaining technology (passive euthanasia), 34.3% supported the physician providing the means of death to the patient (physician-assisted death), and 28.3% supported the physician actually administering a lethal injection (active euthanasia). A review of the literature of correlates of euthanasia attitudes in a variety of samples produced five potential types of influences: 1) general philosophical and religious beliefs; 2) fears about one's own death and dying process; 3) amount of information about and exposure to the issue of euthanasia; 4) characteristics of the community in which one lives; and 5) certain personal background characteristics. These categorical types produced 19 specific variables that were potentially related to euthanasia attitudes. The strongest predictor of attitudes varied among the three types of euthanasia, but political party affiliation had the most overall influence. Students self-identifying as Democrats were more likely than those self-identifying as Republicans to support euthanasia.

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First-Year College Students' Attitudes about End-of-Life Decision-Making

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Lupkin

2010

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“…Attitudes toward PAS vary between different ethnic groups in the United States. Previous studies on attitudes toward PAS have generally reported on younger cohorts and hospitalized or frail older persons, have compared non‐Hispanic white attitudes with those of African Americans, have pooled minority groups, or have been limited by small Hispanic and Mexican‐American sample sizes 1–7 …”

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“…Previous studies on attitudes toward PAS have generally reported on younger cohorts and hospitalized or frail older persons, have compared non-Hispanic white attitudes with those of African Americans, have pooled minority groups, or have been limited by small Hispanic and Mexican-American sample sizes. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Non-Hispanic whites, Chinese, and Japanese hold more-favorable attitudes toward PAS than African Americans, Hawaiian Americans, and Filipino Americans. 3,[8][9][10] One study found that terminally ill persons who were older or African American viewed PAS negatively.…”

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Physician‐Assisted Suicide Attitudes of Older Mexican‐American and Non‐Hispanic White Adults: Does Ethnicity Make a Difference?

Espino

Macias

Wood

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J American Geriatrics Society

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Little is known about attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in various ethnic groups. This study compares attitudes held by older Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites and examines subject characteristics that may influence their responses. A convenience sample of 100 older Mexican Americans and 108 non-Hispanic whites (n=208) aged 60 to 89 were recruited from four primary care community-based practice sites in San Antonio, Texas. Interview items measured attitudes toward PAS, cognitive status, functional status, and religiosity. Older Mexican Americans (52.7%) reported stronger agreement than non-Hispanic whites (33.7%) with PAS. Male sex (odds ratio (OR)=2.62, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.09-6.35) predicted agreement with legalization in Mexican Americans, whereas lower religiosity scores (OR=0.84, 95% CI=0.75-0.94) were predictive of agreement in older non-Hispanic whites. This study is the first to find positive attitudes among community-dwelling older Mexican Americans toward PAS that are higher than those of older non-Hispanic white adults. Sex and religious views were important determinants of positive attitudes toward PAS. Larger, more-generalizable studies should be conducted to confirm the attitudinal patterns that have been identified in this study.

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“…Tout d'abord, l'opinion varierait selon l'identité de la personne impliquée avec un appui comparable que la décision soit prise pour soi ou pour une personne fictive (Achille et al, 1997), mais un appui moindre lorsqu'il s'agit d'une personne proche comparativement à soi (Williams et al, 2007 ;Wade et al, 1987). L'identité de la personne qui assiste jouerait également un rôle puisque la population semble plus favorable à Résumé L'opinion publique est de plus en plus favorable à la pratique de l'euthanasie dans un contexte de maladie incurable et de souffrances, ce qui constitue un argument prisé par les défenseurs de l'euthanasie.…”

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Dans quelles conditions est-il acceptable ou non de mourir par euthanasie ?

Marcoux

2008

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L’opinion publique est de plus en plus favorable à la pratique de l’euthanasie dans un contexte de maladie incurable et de souffrances, ce qui constitue un argument prisé par les défenseurs de l’euthanasie. Cette étude démontre que la population québécoise y est majoritairement favorable, mais qu’une proportion importante émet des réserves dans d’autres contextes comme lorsque la personne ne souffre pas, lorsqu’il y a espoir de guérison, lorsque le motif de la demande est la souffrance psychologique ou morale, ou lorsque la personne est seulement très âgée. Selon les conditions de vie et de santé proposées, des caractéristiques sociodémographiques différentes semblent liées au fait de changer ou non d’opinion. D’autres études doivent être menées afin de mieux comprendre ce qui caractérise l’opinion de la population québécoise sur l’euthanasie et d’en suivre l’évolution.Growing public support towards the practice of euthanasia in situations of painful terminal illnesses provides a strong argument widely used by proponents for legalized euthanasia. This study reveals that the majority of Quebec’s population would be in favor of euthanasia for incurable and suffering patients, but showed limited support in other cases such as when the patient is not suffering, when there is hope for recovery, when the main reason is psychological suffering or when a person has simply reached an old age. Different social-demographic characteristics appear associated with changes in opinion depending on the proposed case scenarios. Other studies must be conducted to observe the evolution of public opinion toward euthanasia in Quebec in order to reach a better understanding of this complex issue

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Factors influencing decisions to terminate life

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

First-Year College Students' Attitudes about End-of-Life Decision-Making

First-Year College Students' Attitudes about End-of-Life Decision-Making

Physician‐Assisted Suicide Attitudes of Older Mexican‐American and Non‐Hispanic White Adults: Does Ethnicity Make a Difference?

Dans quelles conditions est-il acceptable ou non de mourir par euthanasie ?

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