ArticleOmega2024
To Lose a Loved One by Medical Assistance in Dying or by Natural Death with Palliative Care: A Mixed Methods Comparison of Grief Experiences.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- "Reconciling"- conceptualising the grieving process of family members involved in assisted dying: a grounded formal theory.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- [Relatives in the context of assisted dying: challenges and support needs].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Article
- Navigating life when a loved one's (euthanasia) death is near: A narrative interview study from the Netherlands.PloS one · 2025Article
- "Walk me through the final day": A thematic analysis study on the family caregiver experience of the Medical Assistance in Dying procedure day.Palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Requesting euthanasia or assisted suicide when it is illegal: a qualitative study about relatives' experiences of patients hospitalized in French Palliative Care Units.Palliative care and social practice · 2024Article
- Aftercare Provision for Bereaved Relatives Following Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study Among Physicians.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Grief and bereavement of family and friends around medical assistance in dying: scoping review.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2023Article
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Abstract
The integration of assisted dying into end-of-life care is raising reflections on bereavement. Patients and families may be faced with a choice between this option and natural death assisted by palliative care; a choice that may affect grief. Therefore, this study describes and compares grief experiences of individuals who have lost a loved one by medical assistance in dying or natural death with palliative care. A mixed design was used. Sixty bereaved individuals completed two grief questionnaires. The qualitative component consisted of 16 individual semi-structured interviews. We found no statistically significant differences between medically assisted and natural deaths, and scores did not suggest grief complications. Qualitative results are nuanced: positive and negative imprints may influence grief in both contexts. Hastened and natural deaths are death circumstances that seem to generally help ease mourning. However, they can still, in interaction with other risk factors, produce difficult experiences for some family caregivers.
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