[Demands for death (suicide assistance and euthanasia) in palliative medicine]. / Demandes d'aide au décès (assistance au suicide et euthanasie) en médecine palliative.
Rev Med Suisse
; 6(234): 261-5, 2010 Feb 03.
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em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20334086
ABSTRACT
During a prospective open survey over 12 months of hospitalized patients, 44 death demands were registered for 39 patients (25 cancer, 6 cardiovascular disorder, 2 Parkinson's disease, 3 arthritis, 1 COPD, 1 dementia and 1 severe depression). 14 patients were also depressed. 28 requested euthanasia, 16 suicide assistance. At 1 month, 3 persisted, 16 had abandoned, 16 had died and 4 were not questioned. At 6 months, 7 were alive but had abandoned and 2 had committed suicide at their home. The majority of death demands correspond to euthanasia which is a murder according to the penal code. In front of such demand, realistic short-term objectives must be established. Many patients give up their project. This indicates great uncertainty in front of care and greatest ambivalence in front of life.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Participação do Paciente
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Eutanásia
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Suicídio Assistido
Idioma:
Fr
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article