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Dutch GPs' experience of burden by euthanasia requests from people with dementia: a quantitative survey.
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- Understanding the Factors Explaining the Growing Use of Medical Assistance in Dying in Québec: Protocol for an Interdisciplinary Mixed Methods and Multimethods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- One third of physicians discuss exit strategies with patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Results from nationwide surveys among German and Polish neurologists.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Dealing with requests for euthanasia in incompetent patients with dementia. Qualitative research revealing underexposed aspects of the societal debate.Age and ageing · 2023Article
- The ethics of euthanasia in dementia: A qualitative content analysis of case summaries (2012-2020).Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Article
- Euthanasia in Dementia: A Narrative Review of Legislation and Practices in the Netherlands and Belgium.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
- Euthanasia in advanced dementia; the view of the general practitioners in the Netherlands on a vignette case along the juridical and ethical dispute.BMC family practice · 2021Article
- Physician-Assisted Suicide in Dementia: Paradoxes, Pitfalls and the Need for Prudence.Frontiers in sociology · 2021Review
- Supporting GPs around euthanasia requests from people with dementia: a qualitative analysis of Dutch nominal group meetings.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the Netherlands during the past decade, a growing number of people with dementia requested euthanasia, and each year more of such requests were granted.
aimTo obtain quantitative insights into the problems and needs of GPs when confronted with a euthanasia request by a person with dementia. DESIGN &
settingA concept survey was composed for GPs in the Netherlands. Expert validity of the survey was achieved through pilot testing.
methodA postal survey was sent to a random sample of 900 Dutch GPs, regardless of their opinion on, or practical experience with, euthanasia. Collected data were analysed with descriptive statistics.
resultsOf 894 GPs, 423 (47.3%) completed the survey, of whom 176 (41.6%) had experience with euthanasia requests from people with dementia. Emotional burden was reported most frequently (
conclusionThe reported burden and the rise in numbers and complexity of euthanasia requests from people with dementia warrants primary care support. There needs to be easier access to colleagues with expertise, and training on end-of-life care needs of patients with dementia and their caregivers.
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