Evaluating requests for physician-assisted suicide. A survey among German oncologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer patients form a notable proportion of requestors for physician-assisted suicide (PAS). This manuscript provides data on German oncologists' views concerning due criteria for the assessment of requests for PAS and quality assurance.

Methods

The German Society of Haematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) has conducted a survey among its members to elicit data about practices and views on regulating PAS in March 2021. Descriptive analysis and bivariate logistic regression of quantitative data on socio-demographic and other determinants possibly associated with respondents' views on PAS as well as content analysis of qualitative data were performed.

Results

About 57.1% (n = 425) of respondents (n = 745) indicated that they had been asked for information ab

SUBMITTER: Schildmann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883542 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature