Citizen attitudes to non-treatment decision making: a Norwegian survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decisions about appropriate treatment at the end of life are common in modern healthcare. Non-treatment decisions (NTDs), comprising both withdrawal and withholding of (potentially) life-prolonging treatment are in principle accepted in Norway. However, in practice they may give rise to significant moral problems for health professionals, patients and next of kin. Here, patient values must be considered. It is relevant to study the moral views and intuitions of the general population on NTDs and special areas of contention such as the role of next of kin in decision-making.

Methods

Electronic survey to members of a nationally representative panel of Norwegian adults. Respondents were presented with vignettes describing patients with disorders of consciousness, dem

SUBMITTER: Wikstol D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993678 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature