1995
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00057-e
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Public opinion regarding end-of-life decisions: Influence of prognosis, practice and process

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“…Significantly fewer from the general public categorised vignette 2 as a defensible act compared with vignettes 1 and 3, indicating that attitudes are influenced by factors other than merely the type of life-sustaining treatment. This hypothesis finds some support in a study by Singer et al ,19 in which end-of-life practice had only a moderate effect on the public's opinion towards end-of-life decisions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…Significantly fewer from the general public categorised vignette 2 as a defensible act compared with vignettes 1 and 3, indicating that attitudes are influenced by factors other than merely the type of life-sustaining treatment. This hypothesis finds some support in a study by Singer et al ,19 in which end-of-life practice had only a moderate effect on the public's opinion towards end-of-life decisions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…A relatively high acceptability of [the legalization of] euthanasia and/or physician-assisted suicide among the general public in several Western European countries, Canada, and the United States was uncovered in a number of studies (e.g., Bachman et al 1996;Clemens, Klein, Jaspers, and Klaschik 2008;Cohen et al 2006a;2006b;Emanuel, Faircloough, Daniels, and Clarridge 1996;Helou et al 2000;Hurst and Mauron 2003;O'Neill, Feenan, Hughes, and McAlister 2003;Rietjens et al 2005;Singer, Choudhry, Armstrong, Meslin, and Lowy 1995;Teisseyre, Mullet, and Sorum 2005). Smets and colleagues (2011) found a very high acceptability rate (90%) among Belgian physicians.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Certaines données indiquent que seulement 12 % des Ontariens ont rédigé un testament biologique (Singer et al, 1993) et que 10 % des Canadiens déclarent avoir rédigé des directives anticipées dans le cadre de décisions de fin de vie (Singer et al, 1995). La planification des traitements anticipés chez des personnes ayant un trouble mental diffère des décisions de fin de vie, étant donné le caractère fluctuant de leurs capacités comparativement aux personnes en fin de vie qui connaissent une perte progressive de leurs capacités (Samanta et Samanta, 2006).…”
Section: La Planification De Traitements Anticipés Au Canadaunclassified