End-of-life decisions: A focus group study with German health professionals from human and veterinary medicine

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

At first glance, human and (companion animal) veterinary medicine share challenging processes in end-of-life (EOL) decision-making. At the same time, treatment options in both professions are substantially different. The potential of an interdisciplinary exchange between both fields has been neglected by empirical research so far.

Methods

In this qualitative study, professionals from both fields were brought together in interdisciplinary focus groups to investigate the ethical aspects of convergences and divergences in EOL situations in human and veterinary medicine. The authors present and discuss an innovative mix of materials and methods as stimuli for discussion and for generating hypotheses.

Results

The results point toward a general convergence

SUBMITTER: Selter F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975587 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature