Old and Depressed? What We Think About Ending Their Suffering—Attitudes Toward Euthanasia for Elderly Suffering From Physical Versus Mental Illness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shir Moshe (0009-0007-8360-0296, Academic College of Tel Aviv–Yaffo, Yaffo, Israel), Avital Gershfeld-Litvin (0000-0001-5111-5252, Academic College of Tel Aviv–Yaffo, Yaffo, Israel, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1026-1041 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0030222820961241 |
| PMID | 32962531 |
| OpenAlex | W3088420036 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 60 |
This study aims to extend our knowledge regarding attitudes toward euthanasia. Specifically, the effect of patient's age and illness type. 123 participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups completed the Assessing Right to Die Attitudes (ARDA) questionnaire after reading a patients age (79 vs. 29 year old) and illness type (cancer vs. depression) description. Findings revealed more positive attitudes toward euthanasia when the patient was physically ill, as opposed to mentally ill. Participants' attitude towards euthanasia was more positive when the patient was elderly. Illness type as a function of the patient's age did not significantly influence attitudes towards euthanasia. The results of the current study reinforce the individual influence of illness type and of patient age on attitudes toward euthanasia, and suggest additional avenues for further research regarding their combined influence
Mental health · Mental illness · Physical illness · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |