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ArticleAustralasian journal on ageing2024

The representation of Australians living with dementia in voluntary assisted dying research: A scoping review.

Adrienne Matthys, Belinda Cash, Bernadette Moorhead

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Article in Australasian journal on ageing, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Adrienne MatthysSchool of Social Work and Arts, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0446-9686
Belinda CashSchool of Social Work and Arts, Charles Sturt University, Albury, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5750-5443
Bernadette MoorheadSchool of Social Work and Arts, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8648-1148

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo critically examine which stakeholders are participating in voluntary assisted dying (VAD) research, to identify the representation of Australians living with dementia.

methodsA scoping review of peer-reviewed literature to examine which stakeholders are represented in Australian VAD research was conducted. This review was informed by the Arksey and O'Malley Framework for Scoping Reviews, and the Preferred Reporting Items for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Searches were conducted systematically across key academic databases to gather Australian research articles written in English that were published between 2017 and August 2023.

resultsAfter screening, 21 publications formed the dataset. Of the 21 publications, none of them represented Australians living with dementia. The voice of one person living with a terminal illness was included in a study of care partners, and four studies explored the views of community members. The most dominant voices in the dataset were health-care practitioners, who were represented in 16 studies.

conclusionsAustralian VAD research is a contested space where all stakeholders with a relevant contribution to policy and practice must be represented in contemporary Australian research. As living experience experts with a wealth of experiential knowledge to contribute, the voices of people living with dementia need to be represented in future Australian VAD research through inclusive research design, to ensure a greater balance in stakeholder representation across the VAD literature.

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DementiaStakeholder ParticipationSuicide, AssistedAustralasian PeopleAustraliaHumansactiveassistedAustraliadementiaend‐of‐life careeuthanasiavoluntary

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PMCPMC11671719

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