ArticleBMC palliative care2015
The prevalence in the general population of advance directives on euthanasia and discussion of end-of-life wishes: a nationwide survey.
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- Attitudes towards advance care planning amongst community-based older people in England.PloS one · 2024Article
- Perceptions, Attitudes, and Knowledge toward Advance Directives: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- End-of-life decisions and involvement of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians in Europe.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Advance Directives in Oncology and Haematology: A Long Way to Go-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- End-of-Life Wishes Among Non-Hispanic Black and White Middle-Aged and Older Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Article
- Awareness and Attitudes towards Advance Care Directives (ACDs): An Online Survey of Portuguese Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Preventing unwanted situations and gaining trust: a qualitative study of older people and families' experiences with advance care planning in the daily practice of primary care.Family practice · 2020Article
- Advance care planning in patients referred to hospital for acute medical care: Results of a national day of care survey.EClinicalMedicine · 2020Article
- Culture and personal influences on cardiopulmonary resuscitation- results of international survey.BMC medical ethics · 2019Article
- Advance directives in European long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional survey.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2019Article
- More counselling for end-of-life decisions by GPs with own advance directives: A postal survey among German general practitioners.The European journal of general practice · 2018Article
- Experiences with approaches to advance care planning with older people: a qualitative study among Dutch general practitioners.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Determinants of favorable or unfavorable opinion about euthanasia in a sample of French cancer patients receiving palliative care.BMC palliative care · 2018Article
- Advance directives from haematology departments: the patient's freedom of choice and communication with families. A qualitative analysis of 35 written documents.BMC palliative care · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo determine the extent to which members of the general population have talked to their physician about their wishes regarding medical treatment at the end of life, to describe the prevalence of advance directives on euthanasia, and to identify associated factors.
methodThis study used data from the cross-sectional Health Interview Study (HIS) 2008 that collected data from a representative sample (N = 9651) of the Belgian population.
resultsOf all respondents, 4.4 % had spoken to their physician about their wishes regarding medical treatment at the end of life, while 1.8 % had an advance directive on euthanasia. Factors positively associated with discussions regarding wishes for medical treatment at the end of life were being female, being older in age, having poorer health status and having more GP contacts. People older than 55 years and living in Flanders or Brussels were more likely than the youngest age categories to have an advance directive on euthanasia.
conclusionYounger people, men, people living in the Walloon region of Belgium, people without a longstanding illness, chronic condition or disability and people with few GP contacts could represent a target group for education regarding advance care planning. Public information campaigns and education of physicians may help to enable the public and physicians to engage more in advance care planning.
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