Factors Influencing Decisions to Terminate Life

Conditions of Suffering and the Identity of the Terminally Ill

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11228263
AutoresRobert Ho (autor de correspondencia)
Año1999
Volumen34
Número1
Páginas25-41
Fecha de publicación1999-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAustralian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/j.1839-4655.1999.tb01068.x
OpenAlexW1782807995
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas33

This study investigated (1) the level of support for euthanasia under three conditions of suffering (physical pain; the debilitated nature of the body; impact on the family) experienced by oneself, a significant other, and people in general, and (2) the level of support for four types of euthanasia (voluntary active, voluntary passive, involuntary active, involuntary passive). Respondents were 357 Australian adults (136 males, 221 females). Initial analysis indicated no sex differences in attitudes toward the study's criterion variables. Descriptive statistics indicated general support for all four types of euthanasia, with the highest support shown when euthanasia was presented as both voluntary and passive; the least support was recorded when euthanasia was presented as involuntary and active. Multivariate analysis of variance indicated that endorsement of euthanasia varied as a function of both the conditions of suffering and the identity of the person for whom euthanasia was being considered. The implications of these findings are discussed

Descriptive statistics · Identity (music · Management · Multivariate analysis · Multivariate analysis of variance · Palliative care · Terminally ill · Turnover · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology