Attitudes of Italian doctors to euthanasia and assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Among Italian hospital physicians and general practitioners, 17.9% endorsed euthanasia or assisted suicide for terminally ill patients and 79.4% endorsed withholding or withdrawal of treatment. Need for attention to quality of life and pain control also emerged.
Medical subject headings
- Attitude
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia, Active
- Euthanasia, Passive
- Physicians
- Suicide, Assisted
- Terminally Ill