Psychiatry trainees’ attitudes towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

Kontaxaki, M.-I.; Paplos, K.G.; Dasopoulou, M; Kontaxakis, V.P.

doi:10.22365/jpsych.2018.291.74

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“…This finding is in agreement with recent literature, that studied health professionals' or general public's attitudes. 2,14 It is also worth mentioning that 60% of the participants supported active non-voluntary euthanasia, which means the termination of life of patients that are comatose, or when they do not have the ability to decide for their life themselves. This explains the higher percentage of euthanasia's support, compared to the physician assisted suicide.…”

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“…A study which was based on Greek data and which involved health professionals has shown more than 60% positive stance towards euthanasia and PAS*. 9,[13][14] Moreover, a survey carried out in Graz of Austria, 15 over a period of nine years, from 2001 to 2009, showed a considerable and significant change in student attitudes towards active voluntary euthanasia. More specifically, in 2001 the percentage of agreement to euthanasia was 16.3% and increased to 49.5% in 2009.…”

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“…The social perspective of euthanasia in Spain: variables that predict attitudes towards euthanasia 289 anales de psicología / annals of psychology, 2023, vol. 39, nº 2 (may) that most recent studies find no differences based on gender (Aghababaei et al, 2014;Kontaxakis et al, 2009;Rodríguez-Calvo et al, 2019;Stronegger et al, 2011;Szadowska-Szlachetka et al, 2019), some studies show that women are more supportive of euthanasia than men (Muller et al, 1996;Vega & Moya, 1992), while other work indicates that men are more supportive of euthanasia (Fekete et al, 2002;Ramírez-Rivera et al, 2006). With regard to age and attitudes towards euthanasia, it would seem that, in general, the results of different research studies indicate that acceptance of euthanasia decreases slightly as the age of the person goes up (Fekete et al, 2002;Köneke, 2014;Vega & Moya, 1992).…”

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The social perspective of euthanasia in Spain: variables that predict attitudes towards euthanasia

2023

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The debate surrounding whether or not euthanasia should be a legal practice has been present in Spanish society since the 90’s. Recently, the Spanish government has passed Organic Law 3/2021 on the regulation of euthanasia. In relation to this question, which has raised and continues to raise controversy among both public opinion and the political and legal world, this work explores the relation of the different variables to the attitudes of the Spanish public towards euthanasia. For this purpose, 182 people residing in Spain took part in the study. The results indicate that there are no differences with regard to the age or gender of the participants in their attitudes towards euthanasia. Those who hold religious beliefs (irrespective of their religion) hold less favourable attitudes towards euthanasia than non-believers. Political orientation also relates to attitudes towards euthanasia. Finally, trust in the country’s health system and people’s empathic concern is also related to their attitudes towards euthanasia. At this point in time, when euthanasia has only just been regulated and starts to be put into practice in this country, it is of vital importance to consider the social perspective of euthanasia. El debate sobre si la eutanasia debe ser o no una práctica legal está presente en la sociedad española desde los años 90. Recientemente, el gobierno español ha aprobado la Ley Orgánica 3/2021 sobre la regulación de la eutanasia. En relación con esta cuestión, que ha suscitado y sigue suscitando polémica tanto en la opinión pública como en el mundo político y jurídico, este trabajo explora la relación de las diferentes variables con las actitudes del público español hacia la eutanasia. Para ello, participaron en el estudio 182 personas residentes en España. Los resultados indican que no existen diferencias en cuanto a la edad o el sexo de los participantes en sus actitudes hacia la eutanasia. Las personas creyentes (independientemente de la religión) tienen actitudes menos favorables hacia la eutanasia que las personas no creyentes. La orientación política también se relaciona con las actitudes hacia la eutanasia. Finalmente, la confianza en el sistema de salud del país y la preocupación empática de las personas también está relacionada con sus actitudes hacia la eutanasia. La eutanasia acaba de aprobarse en España y se empieza a poner en práctica, es de vital importancia considerar la perspectiva social de la eutanasia.

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“…Currently, only four European Union nations have legalized active and medically assisted suicide: the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Spain, most recently [ 6 ]. In Greek reality, euthanasia is prohibited due to a lack of specific laws on the issue, and the act's illegality is defined by the Criminal Code's basic principles that ban voluntary homicide [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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Investigation on the Attitudes and Perspectives of Medical and Nursing Staff About Euthanasia: Data From Four Regional Greek Hospitals

Stergiannis,

Fanouraki-Stavrakaki,

Manthou

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Introduction: The good and benefit of the patient are the main drivers of the decisions that health professionals are asked to make. However, the definition of the good and the actions required for benefit are not always simple and self-evident. The intractable ethical dilemma of euthanasia has been the subject of extensive debates over the years, and numerous studies have been carried out in an attempt to record the attitudes and opinions of both health professionals and the general population. Method. This research aims to investigate the opinions and perspectives of the medical and nursing staff of the four regional hospitals regarding euthanasia and to detect the factors that advocate for and against it. Two hundred and eighteen medical and nursing staff members from four regional hospitals in Lasithi participated in the research, whose opinions and influencing factors were investigated using a questionnaire consisting of four sections. The first included demographic and general characteristics questions; the second was the Euthanasia Attitude Scale (EAS); the third was the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R); and the last was the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES). The SPSS software version 25.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) was used to analyse the data. Results: Of the total, 78.0% of the participants were women, with an average sample age of 44.5 years. 65.1% were married, 23.4% were physicians, while 76.6% were nurses. The mean Euthanasia Attitude score (70.89) is moderate, ranging from 30 to 120, with higher scores suggesting more favourable sentiments. Euthanasia was viewed positively by 24.3% of respondents. There was no significant difference in positive attitudes between medical and nursing staff. However, the nursing staff had significantly lower average levels of General Orientation for Euthanasia, for the Role of Healthcare Professionals in Euthanasia, Values & Ethics, or Daily Spiritual Experience, and conversely higher levels of scores on Patients' Rights Issues for Euthanasia or Death Acceptance. Conclusions: Health professionals were found to have moderate attitudes about euthanasia, with no significant difference between them, as well as moderate degrees of death and everyday spiritual experience. Overall, a more favourable euthanasia attitude was shown to be strongly associated with individuals who were single, divorced, or widowed, with less death acceptance or more neutral acceptance, but not with daily spiritual experience.

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Psychiatry trainees’ attitudes towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

Modern bioethical issues: Euthanasia, physician assisted suicide and abortion. Comparative study of attitudes between physicians and law professionals

Modern bioethical issues: Euthanasia, physician assisted suicide and abortion. Comparative study of attitudes between physicians and law professionals

The social perspective of euthanasia in Spain: variables that predict attitudes towards euthanasia

Investigation on the Attitudes and Perspectives of Medical and Nursing Staff About Euthanasia: Data From Four Regional Greek Hospitals

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