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Prevalence and characteristics of older adults with a persistent death wish without severe illness : a large cross-sectional survey

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HARTOG, Iris D. | ZOMERS, Margot L. | VAN THIEL, Ghislaine J. M. W. | LEGET, Carlo | SACHS, Alfred P. E. | UITERWAAL, Cuno S. P. M. | VAN DEN BERG, Vera | VAN WIJNGAARDEN, Els

Some older persons develop a persistent death wish without being severely ill, often referred to as “completed life” or “tiredness of life”. In the Netherlands and Belgium, the question whether these persons should have legal options for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) is intensely debated. Our main aim was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of older adults with a persistent death wish without severe illness, as the lack of this knowledge is a crucial problem in de debate.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01735-0

Voir la revue «BMC GERIATRICS, 20»

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