Attitudes of health care professionals, relatives of advanced cancer patients and public towards euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

dc.contributor.author	Πάρπα, Έφη	el
dc.contributor.author	Μυστακίδου, Κυριακή	el
dc.contributor.author	Τσιλίκα, Ελένη	el
dc.contributor.author	Σακκάς, Παύλος	el
dc.contributor.author	Πατηράκη - Κουρμπάνη, Ελισάβετ Ι.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-28T14:00:44Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-28T14:00:44Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-28
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/9154
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851010001107	en
dc.subject	Καρκινοπαθείς τελικού σταδίου
dc.subject	υποβοηθούμενη αυτοκτονία
dc.subject	ευθανασία
dc.subject	Παρακράτηση θεραπείας
dc.subject	απόσυρση θεραπείας
dc.subject	Terminally ill cancer patients
dc.subject	Assisted suicide
dc.subject	Euthanasia
dc.subject	Withholding treatment
dc.subject	withdrawing treatment
dc.title	Attitudes of health care professionals, relatives of advanced cancer patients and public towards euthanasia and physician assisted suicide	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classification	Ογκολογία
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classification	Oncology
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ογκολογία
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045906
heal.contributorName	Πιστεύου-Γομπάκη, Κυριακή	el
heal.contributorName	Γκοβίνα, Ουρανία	el
heal.contributorName	Παναγιώτου, Ειρήνη	el
heal.contributorName	Γαλανός, Αντώνης	el
heal.contributorName	Γουλιάμος, Αθανάσιος	el
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.04.008
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2010-10
heal.bibliographicCitation	Parpa, E., Mystakidou, K., Tsilika, E., Sakkas, P., Patiraki et al. (2010) Attitudes of health care professionals, relatives of advanced cancer patients and public towards euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Health Policy. [Online] 97 (2-3), pp.160-165. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com [Accessed 28/04/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Objectives: Nowadays, euthanasia has the meaning of the direct administration of a lethal agent to the patient by another party with a merciful intent after patients’ request. Physician assisted suicide refers to the patient intentionally and wilfully ending his or her own life with the assistance of a physician. The objectives of the manuscript were to investigate the opinions of Greek physicians, nurses, lay people and relatives of advanced cancer patients on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Methods: The final sample consisted of 215 physicians, 250 nurses, 218 relatives and 246 lay people. A survey questionnaire was used concerning issues such as euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. The survey instrument included 13 questions and described issues such as religious and spiritual beliefs, euthanasia, physician assisted suicide and decision-making situations. Results: 43.3% physicians and 41.3% relatives would agree in advance that in case of heart and/or respiratory arrest there would not be an effort to revive a terminally ill cancer patient. 20.5% physicians had a request for euthanasia. Significant associations were found between physicians (9.3%), relatives (1.8%, p = 0.001) and lay people (3.7%, p = 0.020) on their opinions regarding withdrawing treatment.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier	en
heal.journalName	Health Policy	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true