What do health care professionals want to know about assisted dying? Setting the research agenda in New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

New Zealand recently introduced law permitting terminally ill people to request and receive assisted dying (AD) in specified circumstances. Given the nature and complexity of this new health service, research is vital to determine how AD is operating in practice.

Objective

To identify research priorities regarding the implementation and delivery of AD in New Zealand.

Methods

Using an adapted research prioritisation methodology, the researchers identified 15 potential AD research topics. A mixed-methods survey of health professionals was undertaken where respondents were asked to rate the 15 topics according to the relative importance for research to be conducted on each issue. Respondents could also suggest additional research areas, and were invited to par

SUBMITTER: Young J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084592 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature