ArticlePloS one2015
Determinants of Public Attitudes towards Euthanasia in Adults and Physician-Assisted Death in Neonates in Austria: A National Survey.
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- Individual, Professional Characteristics and Religiosity Predict Attitudes of Health Professionals Toward Euthanasia in Greece.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Acceptance of euthanasia by students of selected study disciplines at universities in Lublin, Poland.BMC medical ethics · 2024Article
- Pharmacists' Attitudes towards Medically Assisted Dying.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Public Attitudes Toward Ethics and Practices in End-of-Life Decision-Making for Neonates.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Older adults' attitudes toward using Euthanasia at the end-of life: cancer vs. Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Attitudes about withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging treatment, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and physician assisted suicide: a cross-sectional survey among the general public in Croatia.BMC medical ethics · 2022Article
- Trends and Patterns in the Public Awareness of Palliative Care, Euthanasia, and End-of-Life Decisions in 3 Central European Countries Using Big Data Analysis From Google: Retrospective Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Physician-Assisted Suicide in Dementia: Paradoxes, Pitfalls and the Need for Prudence.Frontiers in sociology · 2021Review
- Effects of Educative Materials on Doctors' Intention to Initiate Life-Saving Procedures After a Suicide Attempt: Randomised Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Attitudes towards assisted suicide and euthanasia among care-dependent older adults (50+) in Austria: the role of socio-demographics, religiosity, physical illness, psychological distress, and social isolation.BMC medical ethics · 2017Article
- Terminating a Child's Life? Religious, Moral, Cognitive, and Emotional Factors Underlying Non-Acceptance of Child Euthanasia.Psychologica Belgica · 2017Article
- Determinants of acceptance of end-of-life interventions: a comparison between withdrawing life-prolonging treatment and euthanasia in Austria.BMC medical ethics · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundEuthanasia remains a controversial topic in both public discourses and legislation. Although some determinants of acceptance of euthanasia and physician-assisted death have been identified in previous studies, there is still a shortage of information whether different forms of euthanasia are supported by the same or different sub-populations and whether authoritarian personality dispositions are linked to attitudes towards euthanasia.
methodsA large, representative face-to-face survey was conducted in Austria in 2014 (n = 1,971). Respondents faced three scenarios of euthanasia and one of physician assisted death differing regarding the level of specificity, voluntariness and subject, requiring either approval or rejection: (1) abstract description of euthanasia, (2) abstract description of physician-assisted suicide, (3) the case of euthanasia of a terminally-ill 79-year old cancer patient, and (4) the case of non-voluntary, physician assisted death of a severely disabled or ill neonate. A number of potential determinants for rejection ordered in three categories (socio-demographic, personal experience, orientations) including authoritarianism were tested via multiple logistic regression analyses.
resultsRejection was highest in the case of the neonate (69%) and lowest for the case of the older cancer patient (35%). A consistent negative impact of religiosity on the acceptance across all scenarios and differential effects for socio-economic status, area of residence, religious confession, liberalism, and authoritarianism were found. Individuals with a stronger authoritarian personality disposition were more likely to reject physician-assisted suicide for adults but at the same time also more likely to approve of physician-assisted death of a disabled neonate.
conclusionEuthanasia in adults was supported by a partially different sub-population than assisted death of disabled neonates.
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