Beliefs and Attitudes toward Physician-assisted Suicide among Korean Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To grasp public opinion accurately, we conducted an opinion poll on beliefs and attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide (PAS).

Methods

A randomized telephone survey ensuring a representative sample was conducted, 1,007 participants aged 18 years or older (response rate, 9.5%).

Results

The main results are as follows i) 61.1% of participants thought that the current social support system for terminally ill patients and their families is insufficient; ii) 60% of participants did not recognize the term "hospice and palliative care"; iii) 81.7% of participants would not like to receive life-sustaining treatment if there is no possibility of recovery; iv) 58.4% of participants would like to receive hospice and palliative care if they are diagnosed with a termin

SUBMITTER: Hwang IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10179991 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature