"Unbearable suffering and euthanasia". A qualitative study of perceptions of patients, physicians and doctors consulted for a second opinion.

"Unbearable suffering and euthanasia". A qualitative study of perceptions of patients, physicians and doctors consulted for a second opinion. - "Unbearable suffering and euthanasia".

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON30580

Enrollment

Registered

2007-07-17

Start date

2007-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

uitbehandelde aandoeningen unbearable suffering

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: being able to give informed consent, having a non treatable disease, unbearable suffering

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: not relevant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
There are currently no empirical data available that describe the elements of the concept of unbearable suffering as used by patients, caregivers, treating physicians, and consulted doctors in a request for EAS. As a consequence every phycisian has to develop his or her own frame of reference. There is no validated checlkist referring to unbearable suffering that takes into account the opinions of patients who ask for EAS. The use of a checklist might help physicians and patients to come to a more coherentdecision making for decosions with a high impact on the quality of the last phase of life of patients, and on the well-being of their families.	—

Measure

Time frame

There are currently no empirical data available that describe the elements of the concept of unbearable suffering as used by patients, caregivers, treating physicians, and consulted doctors in a request for EAS. As a consequence every phycisian has to develop his or her own frame of reference. There is no validated checlkist referring to unbearable suffering that takes into account the opinions of patients who ask for EAS. The use of a checklist might help physicians and patients to come to a more coherentdecision making for decosions with a high impact on the quality of the last phase of life of patients, and on the well-being of their families.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
not relevant	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results