Associations of end-of-life preferences and trust in institutions with public support for assisted suicide: evidence from nationally representative survey data of older adults in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT: The legality of euthanasia and assisted suicide (AS) and nature of regulations of these practices remain controversial and the subject of lively debate among experts and the general public. Our study investigates attitudes and behaviours towards AS among older adults in Switzerland where the practice of AS has a relatively long history and remains rather unregulated. We aim to explore how individuals' preferences regarding their end of life, as well as individuals' trust in institutions involved in the practice or control of AS are associated with attitudes and behaviours towards AS. We analyse nationally representative data of adults aged 55 and over from wave 6 (2015) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) in Switzerland (n = 2,145). While large majorities suppo

SUBMITTER: Vilpert S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7179897 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature