Attitudes towards end-of-life decisions in case of long-term care dependency: a survey among the older population in Austria

• Published in: Journal of medical ethics Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 413 - 416
• Main Authors: Stolz, Erwin, Mayerl, Hannes, Waxenegger, Anja, Rásky, Éva, Freidl, Wolfgang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.06.2017; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Advance Directives - ethics; Advance Directives - psychology; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Assisted suicide; Attitude to Death; Attitudes; Austria - epidemiology; Bioethics; Brief report; Debates; Education; Euthanasia; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Long term health care; Long-Term Care - psychology; Male; Middle Aged; Pain; Public Opinion; Religion; Suicide, Assisted - ethics; Suicide, Assisted - psychology; Surveys; Terminal care; Australia; Austria; End-of-life; Attitudes Toward Death; Euthanasia

BackgroundResearch on attitudes towards end-of-life decisions (ELDs) contextually most often refers to the very end of life, that is, to situations of terminally ill patients or severe pain, but it is rarely applied to the broader context of long-term care dependency in old age.MethodsIn a represent...