Attitudes towards hastened death in ALS: A prospective study of patients and family caregivers

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 68-76

  Stutzki, Ralf ^a   Weber, Markus ^b   Reiter Theil, Stella ^a   Simmen, Urs ^c   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^d   Jox, Ralf J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b ALS Clinic   (Switzerland)

^c Statistical Consulting   (Switzerland)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assisted suicide; Depression; Ethics; Palliative care; Wish to hasten death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; BORDERLINE STATE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WISH TO HASTEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84895546448     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.837928     Document Type: Article

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